Studentsbackgroundandperformance In Chemistry Of Kihumbu-Ini Secondary School Thika District

TABLE OF CONTENT

3.1 Introduction. .  . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

3.2 Research design........................................................... 10

3.3 Population and sampling............................................ I 0

3.4 Instrumentation.. . . .  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

3.5 Piloting..................................................................... 11

3.6 Data collection techniques....................................... 11

3.7 Data analysis.............................................................. 11

CHAPTER FOUR

Introduction ........................................................................... 12

Findings of the Study and Data Analysis ....................................... 12

Subject liked to Chemistry ......................................................... 13

Subjects with highest no of assigmnents ........................................ 13

Duration of Study............................................................... 14

Time allocated for chemistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Response To teaching of Chemistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Whether Chemistry will be pursued beyond form four. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Facilities relevant of the teaching of chemistry.............................. 18

4.4 Teaching Experience......................................................... 19

4.42 Level of Training............................................................ 19

CHAPTER FIVE

Introduction..................................................................... 20

Discussion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Conclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . . . 23

Recommendations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

APPENDIX i Questi01maire for students................................. 28

u Questionnaire for teachers................................... 33

iii Questionnaire for HOD'S .................................... 34

rv Questionnaire for Heads of schools..................... 35

Definition of central terms..................................... 40

Bibliography........................................................................ 42