Class Size and Availability of Laboratory Facility on Students’ Performance in Chemistry in Selected Private Secondary Schools in Ethiope West, Delta State
Authors-Umanah F. I. , Obruche E.K
Keyword-Class Size, Laboratory Facility, Students’ Performance, Chemistry, Secondary Schools.
This study focuses on the effect of class size and the availability of laboratory facilities on students’ academic performance in Chemistry in selected private secondary schools in Ethiope West Local Government Area of Delta State. The study adopted a survey research design. The population of the study is 970 which consisted of teachers and students in selected private secondary schools in Ethiope West Local Government Area, Delta State. From this population, a sample size of 175 respondents was randomly selected to participate in the study. The research instrument used for data collection was a structured questionnaire designed by the researcher. The instrument was subjected to face and content validation by experts in educational research to ensure its appropriateness and relevance to the study objectives. The reliability of the instrument was established using a reliability testing method to ensure consistency which gave a co-efficient value of 0.68 indicated that the research instrument was relatively reliable in the responses obtained. Data for the study were collected through the administration of the questionnaire to the selected respondents. Mean, Pearson Product Moment Correlation coefficient(r) and coefficient of determination (r2) were to answer the research questions and hypotheses were tested using t-test and Pearson Product Moment Correlation coefficient(r) at 0.05 level of significance. The findings of the study revealed that smaller class sizes increase teacher–student interaction, encourage active participation among students, and promote more effective learning activities in the classroom, thereby improving students’ academic performance in Chemistry.
Doi-[http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19110839]