Public School Teachers’ Perceptions of Factors Influencing Teaching of Chemistry in Senior Schools in Minna, North-Central, Nigeria.

Abstract

The study sought to investigate the perceptions of public-school teachers on the factors influencing teaching of chemistry in senior secondary schools in Minna, North-Central, Nigeria. The study was undertaken to determine the extent to which some factors have influenced the effective teaching of chemistry in Nigerian public senior secondary schools. A total of thirty-one (31) teachers were purposively selected for the study, one teacher from each of the thirty-one public senior secondary school. The study adopted a qualitative research design which largely involved content analysis techniques in data collection and analysis. The results showed that majority of public-school teachers exhibit similar perceptions of factors influencing the teaching of chemistry and there is no difference in the perceptions of qualified and unqualified public-school teachers on the factors influencing the teaching of chemistry in senior secondary schools. However, some suggestions were offered on how to improve on the factors highlighted to make the teaching and learning of chemistry more effective and interesting.