FACTORS AFFECTING TEACHERS EFFECTIVENESS IN TEACHING CHEMISTRY IN SECONDARY SCHOOL IN ONITSHA URBAN OF ANAMBRA STATE, NIGERIA
Keywords:
Teachers’ Effectiveness, Secondary School, ChemistryAbstract
The study examined the factors affecting teachers’ effectiveness in teaching chemistry in Secondary School in Onitsha Urban, Anambra State. Descriptive survey research design was used for the study. The study was guided by two (2) research questions. The population
of the study consisted of all the 35 chemistry teachers in twenty-two public secondary schools in Onitsha urban, Anambra state. There was no sampling because the population is small. The instrument for data collection was a forty (40)-item questionnaire developed
by the researcher and sub-headed ‘Factors affecting Teachers’ Effectiveness in Teaching8 Chemistry’ (FATETC). The validity of the instrument was established by two lecturers in the Department of Science Education and expert in measurement and evaluation,
Department of education foundation all in Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka. The reliability index of 0.82 was obtained using Cronbach alpha statistics. Data were analysed using mean and standard deviation. The mean of 2.50 and above indicated agreement while
below 2.50 indicated disagreement. The findings revealed among others that poor equipped laboratories, qualification of chemistry teachers, poor incentive to science teachers, inadequate good and current chemistry textbooks in school libraries, inability
for the school administrators to make provision for fieldtrips and excursions, lack of technical knowhow in handling some science equipments and inadequate chemistry teachers in secondary schools are factors that affect teachers effectiveness in teaching
Chemistry. Based on the findings, the researchers recommended among others that qualified teachers with specialization in chemistry should be allowed to teach the subject, adequate and well equipped laboratories should be provided in secondary schools for sound practical activities and Secondary school library should be equipped with good and current chemistry textbooks.
