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Journal of Emerging Trends in Educational Research and Policy Studies (JETERAPS) (Vol 1 No 1)
| Abstract: The aim of this study was to examine volumetric analysis being a practical aspect of Chemistry and secondary school teachers' competence in Eleme Local Government Area of Rivers State. The study used survey design. Sample size of 144 senior secondary school Chemistry teachers were purposively selected from 64 public and private schools in rural and urban areas. Chemistry Teachers' Competency Observation Checklist (CTCOC) was the instrument for data collection. Three research questions were raised and answered using mean and standard deviation. Two hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance using z-test. Related literature was reviewed. Pearson Product Moment Correlation was used to calculate the reliability coefficient which yielded 0.89. The results obtained after data analyses indicated that qualifications enhanced teachers’ competencies and that the Chemistry teachers in urban area are more competent in handling volumetric analysis (quantitative analysis).Sequel to these findings, recommendations were made that teachers should be employed based on qualifications as this will improve the overall standard of education. |
| Keywords: volumetric, analysis, competence, chemistry, Eleme |
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