IMPACT OF LABORATORY PRACTICAL ON SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT IN BIOLOGY, CHEMISTRY AND MATHEMATICS

Authors

  • DAIRO, Abiodun Johnson Sikiru Adetona College of Education, Science and Technology, Omu-Ajose, Ogun State Author
  • OTUJO, Caroline Oghenebroka Sikiru Adetona College of Education, Science and Technology, Omu-Ajose, Ogun State Author
  • ODUEKE, Adeniran Oluwaseyi Sikiru Adetona College of Education, Science and Technology, Omu-Ajose, Ogun State Author

Keywords:

Laboratory practical, academic achievement, criical thinking skills, development, scientific mindset, laboratories

Abstract

The study focused on the impact of laboratory practical on senior secondary school students’ academic achievement in Biology, Chemistry and Mathematics. The population of this study comprised all Senior Secondary School students in Ogun State. A sample of one hundred (100) senior secondary school students in Ijebu Ode Local Government Area of Ogun State were used for the study. The instrument used for data collection was structured questionnaire; data were analyzed using inferential statistics of Chi-Square at 0.05 significant level. The findings of the study revealed that laboratory practical contributed significantly to the enhancement of critical thinking skills and the development of a scientific mindset among the students in Mathematics, Biology and Chemistry. Based on the findings, the researcher recommended that government should build and equip all laboratories in all the secondary schools.

Author Biographies

  • DAIRO, Abiodun Johnson, Sikiru Adetona College of Education, Science and Technology, Omu-Ajose, Ogun State

    Department of Mathematics

  • OTUJO, Caroline Oghenebroka, Sikiru Adetona College of Education, Science and Technology, Omu-Ajose, Ogun State

    Department of Biology

  • ODUEKE, Adeniran Oluwaseyi, Sikiru Adetona College of Education, Science and Technology, Omu-Ajose, Ogun State

    Department of Chemistry

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Published

2024-09-18

Issue

Vol. 18 No. 1 (2024): INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENCE EDUCATION (IJOSE)

Section

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