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The Impact Or Effect Of Laboratory Activities On Students Academic Performance In Chemistry
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1.5 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
Findings
from the study will be relevant to government, teachers, parents and
the academia. It will also make the government through the ministry of
education to realize the need for provision of laboratory facilities
thereby exposing the students to laboratory activities posting of
qualified science teachers, technicians and technologists to secondary
schools. It will motivate parents to through the avenue of the PTA make
requirements of practical lesson(s) for their children in secondary
schools and also this convince the science teachers that practical
lessons are mostly essential for effective teaching especially in
Chemistry. Finally, the study would contribute empirically to the body
of existing literature and it would serve as a reference source to
students or other researchers who might want to carry out their research
on the similar topic.
1.6 SCOPE OF THE STUDY
This study will be
focusing on the impact or effect of laboratory activities on students
academic performance in chemistry. Specifically, this study will be
focusing on examining the availability and use of laboratory facilities
in schools, examining the frequency of students to laboratory activities
in schools, exploring if the exposure of students to laboratory
activities will improve their academic performance and determining if
the exposure of students to laboratory activities, develops scientific
attitudes in students towards the learning of chemistry.
This study will be using science students of two secondary schools in Ogbomosho as enrolled participants for the this study.
1.7 LIMITATIONS OF THE STUDY
Like
in every human endeavour, the researchers encountered slight
constraints while carrying out the study. The significant constraint was
the scanty literature on the subject owing to the nature of the
discourse thus the researcher incurred more financial expenses and much
time was required in sourcing for the relevant materials, literature, or
information and in the process of data collection, which is why the
researcher resorted to a limited choice of sample size. Additionally,
the researcher will simultaneously engage in this study with other
academic work. More so, the choice of the sample size was limited as few
respondent were selected to answer the research instrument hence cannot
be generalize to other secondary schools outside the State. However,
despite the constraints encountered during the research, all factors
were downplayed in other to give the best and make the research
successful.
1.8 DEFINITIONS OF TERMS
Laboratory: A laboratory is a
facility that provides controlled conditions in which scientific or
technological research, experiments, and measurement may be performed.
Impact: a marked effect or influence
Academic
performance: Academic achievement represents performance outcomes that
indicate the extent to which a person has accomplished specific goals
that were the focus of activities in instructional environments,
specifically in school, college, and university.
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