TEACHERS’ USE OF MULTIPLE RESOURCES AND STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN CHEMISTRY 

 Edem, Samuel Etim

Akpan, Iniobong Fred (Ph.D)

Udofia, Sabbath Etim

Abstract
The study examined the effect of teachers’ use of multiple resources on students’ academic performance in Chemistry. The study adopted a quasi-experimental pre-test, post-test research
design. The population of the study consisted of all the 1975 SS2 Chemistry students of the 2022/2023 academic session in the 22 co-educational public secondary schools in Eket Federal Constituency of Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. A total of one hundred and fifty (150) SS2 Chemistry students constituted the sample for the study using a multi-stage sampling technique. One instrument titled “Chemistry Performance Test on Saponification (CPTS)” was used in gathering data for the study. The instrument was subjected to face and content validity. A reliability coefficient of 0.88 was obtained using the Kuder-Richardson formula-20. Two research questions and two hypotheses guided the study. Mean and standard deviation were used to answer the research questions, while Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA) was used to test the hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The findings of the study showed that there was a significant difference in the academic performance of students taught the concept of saponification separately using computer simulations, locally sourced materials and charts. The findings also showed that there was no significant difference in the academic performance of male and female students taught the concept of saponification using computer simulation, locally sourced materials and charts. The findings confirmed the efficacy of the use of locally sourced materials in instructional delivery. It was therefore recommended that teachers should use locally sourced materials in teaching to ease students' learning difficulties in Chemistry concepts such as saponification.

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Edem, S. E., Akpan, I. F. & Udofia, S. E. (2023). TEACHERS’ USE OF MULTIPLE RESOURCES AND STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN CHEMISTRY. Interdisciplinary Journal of Science Education, 4(2): 176-187. DOWNLOAD PDF