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Vol.2 , No. 3, Publication Date: Jun. 7, 2016, Page: 18-23
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| [1] | Rosemary I. Uchegbu, Department of Chemistry, Alvan Ikoku Federal College of Education, Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria. |
| [2] | Chinyere C. Oguoma, Department of Psychology, Alvan Ikoku Federal College of Education, Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria. |
| [3] | Uche E. Elenwoke, Department of Chemistry, Alvan Ikoku Federal College of Education, Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria. |
| [4] | Obiaku E. Ogbuagu, Department of Chemistry, Alvan Ikoku Federal College of Education, Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria. |
This research work was carried out to identify topics the students perceive difficult in senior secondary school ll Chemistry curriculum in Imo state using government secondary schools in Owerri Municipal Council of Imo state. The research is a case study survey designed to identify topics SS II Chemistry students perceived difficult to understand in the area under study. Some research questions were generated to guide the study. Four hundred and ten SS II chemistry students were used for the study. The instrument used for the data collection was a questionnaire designed by the researchers to elicit information from the students. Data collected were analyzed using mean scores. Findings revealed that SS II Chemistry students perceived some Chemistry topics difficult. Chemistry syllabus being too wide and involving too many calculations, lack of qualified Chemistry teachers and students’ perception of Chemistry as being too abstract are some of the reasons for the difficulties in understanding the topics. Based on the findings, it was recommended that Curriculum planners should look into the Curriculum and make provisions for more practicals and illustrations of different concepts in Chemistry
Keywords
Perception, Difficult, Curriculum, Chemistry
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