ASSESSING THE STUDENTS PERFORMANCE IN CHEMISTRY IN SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION FROM 2000-2004
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ASSESSING
THE STUDENTS PERFORMANCE IN CHEMISTRY IN SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL CERTIFICATE
EXAMINATION FROM 2000-2004
ABSTRACT
The study
was designed to assess the students performance in senior secondary school
certificate examination in chemistry in Enugu urban, Enugu state science,
technology, and Chemistry were defined with their benefits to human life by different Authors, identify
students’ performance in science subjects, identify the factors influencing the
students performance in chemistry. Data for the study was obtained through
documentation in which five (5) secondary schools in Enugu urban were sampled
out of twenty-seven (27) secondary school and the population of the students
involved were two thousand, three hundred and seventy-seven (2377) and it was
only 50% students that performed
creditably well. The data obtained were analyzed using percentage and bar
charts. The findings of the study revealed that the over-all performance of
Nigerian secondary school students in their senior certificate examination in
chemistry over the years has not being
encouraging. Consequently, the performances of students of senior secondary
school certificate examination in chemistry in Enugu –urban, Enugu state were
very poor as it was only in the year 2003 that their results attained the pass
mark of 50% while other four (4) years: 2000; 2001; 2002; 2004 could not attain
the decision rule taken by the researchers.
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
BACKGROUND
OF THE STUDY
In
accordance with Oxford Advanced Learners’ Dictionary the 5th Edition 1995,
science can be defined as the study of the structure and behaviour of natural
world and society especially through observation and experiment. Also
Encyclopedia Americana (1982 vol. 24,page 385) defined it as the systematized,
positive knowledge, or what has been taken as positive at different ages and in
different places. In view of the above, science could be seen as the
ascertained knowledge by observation and
experiment, critically tested, systematized and brought under general
principle. According to Ugwu and Eze (2005), the term science is derived from
Latin world “SCIRE” meaning to find out. It is a systematic study of nature
with the aim of understanding better what the world is Baja and Okebukola
(1984) Opined that science is a systematic study of nature through hypothesis,
experiment, observations, careful reasoning’ making of valid conclusion and
inference on the bases of analysis. This understanding of nature is vital to
the technologist who uses this knowledge to solve the human problems.
The
relevance of science as a requirement for technological advancement of any
nation into developed, developing and under developed could only be measured
accurately by the numbers of scientists that nation
can
boast off. In fact, science has profound impart in our daily lives. It covers
the broad knowledge that deals with observable facts and the relationship among
these facts. Science has numerous influences in our lives. It provides basis
for modern technology as listed below;
1. It provides basis for modern technological
inventions that have transformed human life, such as tools, materials,
techniques and service of power that makes our lives and work easier.
2. It creates meaningful and relevant
knowledge in science subjects.
3. It applies scientifically knowledge to
everyday life in matters of personal community health and agriculture.
4. Modern science and technology have changed
our lives in many ways like manufacture of aeroplane, cars, communication
satellites, computers, plastics and television invention.
5. It is also one of the strongest factors
that shapes man’s belief, his attitude towards his immediate environment, life
and universe. Ogunniyi (1984)
This science consists of pure and
social science. Examples of pure science subject are the Biology, Chemistry,
and physics and the social science are consists of Economics, Agriculture and
Geography.
Chemistry as
one of the branches of pure science, is most commonly regarded as the “ central
science” or the mother of all science” (Ahiakwo 2000). Okeke and Ezekannagba
(2000) defined chemistry as a branch of science that deals with composition,
structure, properties and uses of matter.
FOOD:
Fertilizers andinsecticides have helped to increase food production greatly.
Chemical processes are designed especially to preserve and stores food for long
periods, so that it can be exported to distant counties and is available to
more people. To fight malnutrition, many foods are now enriched by the addition
of essential nutrients.
CLOTHING:
Man- made textile fibres, produced as a result of intensive chemical research,
have made available a wide rang of clothing materials, which can be bought
cheaply.
HOUSING:
Many high rise building are being constructed to overcome the present needs for
housing, especially in cities. Such buildings need materials like cement,
concrete, steel, bricks and tiles which are produced by chemical industries.
The mechanical properties of these materials are as a result of chemical
research.
According to
Ababio (2001) in his New school chemistry has contributed greatly towards
providing our basic needs and improving the quality of our lives as stated
below:
MEDICINE:
the healthy life that many of us enjoy is due to the variety of medicines that
are available as a result of chemical research and technology financed by big
pharmaceutical firms, research to find out new and better drugs is going on all
the time.
TRANSPORTATION:
Modern transportation is an essential
feature of today’s of world. This rapid development from carts pulled by
animals to the latest aircraft was made possible from fuels and structural
materials like alloys which are light, strong and heat-resistant (Ababio, 2001,
p.g 2-4)
As a matter
of fact, many jobs opportunities are available for students with knowledge of
chemist, such opportunities or careers are teaching services, food processes,
petroleum and petrol-chemical industries, manufacturing industries, e.t.c. But
all these job opportunities to the chemistry students depend on the student
that perfumes creditably well. Thus, the researchers wish that chemistry should
be made mandatory to the students from SSI by the Ministry of Education like
other science subjects such as Biology.
STATEMENT OF
PROBLEM
This study
intends to asses the students’ performance in Chemistry in Senior Secondary
School Certificate Examination in WAEC, specifically to ascertain the students’
performance from year 2000 to 2004 in Enugu Urban, Enugu State.
PURPOSE OF
STUDY
The purpose
of this study is to asses the chemistry students’ performance in senior
secondary certificate examination (WAEC). This research aimed at the following
specifically;
To:
1. ascertain the performance of chemistry students
in senior secondary certificate examination (WAEC) in 2000.
2. determine the performance of chemistry
students in WAEC in 2001.
3. asses the performance of chemistry
students in WAEC, 2002.
4. determine the performance of chemistry student
in WAEC 2003.
5. assess the student’s performance in
chemistry in WAEC in 2004
6. carry out a comparative analysis of the
data obtained in 2000 and 2004 results.
SCOPE OF THE
STUDY
This study
analyzed the performance of chemistry students in Senior Secondary Certificate
Examination WAEC in Enugu Urban, Enugu state from 2000 -2004. An urban area
itself is a place or city that is characterized by higher population density
and vast human feature in comparison to area surrounding it. It is also an area
in which majority of people are directly dependent on natural resources based
on occupations (Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia).
SIGNIFICANCE
OF THE STUDY
With this
study, there was a belief that the result of the assessment will be useful to
the following in the following ways:
a. The government
b. The teachers, and.
c. The students
If:
The result
is creditably well, the government will have self-reliance on the chemists
produced, but if the result gotten is poor, government will be challenged and
motivated to find out the causes of such ugly results in order to attain the
high standard of living like white man.
The teachers
also will be appreciated and rewarded by the government when their students’
results are creditably well, for that shows that they are industrious and also
applied good method of teaching, but if contrariwise, the will be challenged
and upset on having such kind of students.
The
researchers also strongly believed that even the students also will be
benefited, if their performances are creditably well. As government had made
availability of job opportunities to the hardworking chemistry students like
petroleum and petrol-chemical industries, manufacturing industries. Etc.
(Ababio 2001), New School Chemistry 3rd Edition page 5. This means that, if
their performances are poor, the target of government to reward them handsomely
will always be appraised, thereby causing delay in their ambition.
RESEARCH
QUESTIONS
1. To what extent do students perform
creditably well in WAEC chemistry in 2000?
2. What are the percentages of the students
that passed creditably in WAEC chemistry in 2001?
3. What are the numbers of the students that
performed well in WAEC Chemistry in 2002?
4. To what extent do students perform
creditably in WAEC chemistry 2003?
5. What are the percentages of the students
that passed creditably well in senior secondary certificate examination (WAEC)
Chemistry in 2004?
6. What is the comparison between the data
obtained from 2000 and 2004 results analysis?
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