Senior Secondary School Students' Assessment of Chemistry Teachers' Effectiveness in Teaching Chemistry in Kogi State, Nigeria

Abstract

The study investigated the Senior Secondary School (SSS) Students' assessment of chemistry teachers' effectiveness in teaching chemistry. The sample contained two hundred and forty (240) SSS III students randomly selected from twenty-five (25) Senior Secondary schools. A 32 – item questionnaire on students' assessment of chemistry teachers' effectiveness in teaching chemistry (SACTETC) was developed, validated and used as an instrument for data collection. Frequencies and percentages were used to answer research questions. Results showed that chemistry teachers were ineffective in their use of teaching methods, instructional materials, communication skills, practical activities, evaluation techniques among others. It was recommended that chemistry teachers should be constantly assessed by their students in order to provide the necessary feedback for effective classroom instruction and there should be regular inspection of chemistry teachers by school administrators to ensure effective use of innovative teaching strategies among others to improve classroom delivery of chemistry lesson.