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TITLE PAGE

EFFECT OF TEACHERS’ QUALIFICATION ON SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL

TWO (2) STUDENTS ACHIEVEMENT IN CHEMISTRY IN JOS NORTH LOCAL
GOVERNMENT AREA OF PLATEAU STATE NIGERIA.

MAICHIBI EPHRAIM LEKTU

UJ/2018/ED/1513

A PROJECT SUBMITTED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND

TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION, FACULTY OF EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF JOS IN
PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENT FOR THE AWARD OF A
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE EDUCATION (B.ED) IN CHEMISTRY UNIVERSITY OF
JOS NIGERIA.

OCTOBER 2024
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APPROVAL PAGE

This research work has been read and approved by the undersigned, for the award of

degree in Ed(B.sc. Ed) in the Department of Science and Technology Ed University of Jos

Plateau State Nigeria.

………………………… …..…………………………
Prof. Bala G. Attah Date
Supervisor

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Dr. Ponfa M. Joseph Date
Head of Department

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Prof. Joseph M. Musa Date
Dean Faculty of Education

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External Examiner Date
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DECLARATION

I hereby declare that except where references are sited, the investigation carried out in

this research work and the results obtained are as a result of my research effort carried out under

the supervision of prof. Balla G Attah and has not been presented anywhere in any form for

another degree and certificate. All sources of information used has been duly acknowledged.

_______________________
MAICHIBI EPHRAIM LEKTU
UJ/2018/ED/1513
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DEDICATION

This research work is dedicated to my Father Mr. Maichibi. M. A and to my mother Mrs.

Esther Maichibi.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

I am totally grateful to the supreme God Almighty by whose grace this work is

successfully done. Glory to him. The saying the lord is my strength and fortress" has really

played out exceedingly in my life. Permit me to reecho that" The Lord has really been my

strength and fortress". My professional gratitude goes to lots of people

My supervisor, prof. Bala G Attah my sincere appreciation goes to you sir for your time,

patience, tolerance, guidance, corrections and lots more. Without you, this would not have been a

success thank you.

To Science and Technology Education Department; H.O.D, Dean, Dr E.J Gongden, all

the professors, lecturers and other staff in the Department, I appreciate your immense assistance

and contribution to this work.

To my amazing friends Elijah, Collins, Mathias, Israel and Delight, thank you for your

immense checkups and encouragement To my amazing friends and a brother Elijah (ibille)

thank you so much for your endless words of encouragement and prayers.

To my priceless family, where will I have been today if not for you people, indeed God

gave me the best. Thank you so much Daddy Mr.Maichibi Mafiyai for all you have done and all

you keep doing. Thanks to my mother Mrs Esther Maichibi for always trusting my capabilities,

to my sisters Felicia, Faith and Jessica thanks for your prayers and follow ups I love you all.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS

CONTENTS PAGE

TITLE PAGE ………………………..….…..……......................................................... i

APROVAL PAGE………………………..….…..……................................................... ii

DECLARATION………………………..….…..……........................................................ iii

DEDICATION………………………..….…..……........................................................ iv

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT………………………..….…..……........................................ v

TABLE OF CONTENTS………………………..….…..……........................................... vi

LIST OF TABLES………………………..….…..…….................................................... vii

LIST OF APPENDIXES………………………..….…..……............................................ viii

ABSTRACT………………………..….…..…….............................................................. ix

CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.1 BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY…………………………..….…....................... 1

1.2 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM………………………………........................... 5

1.3 AIM AND OBJECTIVES OF STUDY……………………….....….......................... 6

1.4 RESEARCH QUESTIONS….…………………………….………........................... 7

1.5 HYPOTHESES……………………………………………….…................................ 7

1.6 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY…………………………………....................... 8

1.7 THEORETICAL/ CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK……………............................. 9

1.8 SCOPE OF THE STUDY……………………………………………....................... 9

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1.9 OPERATIONAL DEFINITION OF TERMS………………................................... 10

CHAPTER TWO
REVIEW OF RELEVANT LITERATURE
2.0 INTRODUCTION…………………...……………………………........................... 11

2.1 CONCEPT OF CHEMISTRY………………………................................................ 11

2.2 CONCEPT OF TEACHER EDUCATION.…........................................................... 13

2.3 CONCEPT OF CHEMISTRY TEACHER EDUCATION........................................ 14

2.4 CONCEPT OF TEACHER QUALIFICATIONS……………………………............ 16

2.5 TEACHER QUALIFICATION AND STUDENTS’ ACHIEVEMENT……...……. 19

2.6 REVIEW OF EMPIRICAL STUDIES ………………………………..………….... 22

2.7 SUMMARY OF LITERATURE REVIEW……………………………….............. 23

CHAPTER THREE
METHODS AND PROCEDURE
3.0 INTRODUCTION………………………………………………………………..... 26

3.1 RESEARCH DESIGN………..…………………………....................................... 26

3.2 POPULATION AND SAMPLE……………..………………...……................... 26

3.3 SAMPLING TECHNIQUES……..……………….......................…………...…… 27

3.4 INSTRUMENT FOR DATA COLLECTION………………………….................. 28

3.4.1 Description of data collection instrument............................................................... 28

3.5 VALIDATION OF THE INSTRUMENT………………………………................ 29

3.6 RELIABILITY OF THE INSTRUMENT………………………………................ 30

3.7 METHOD OF DATA COLLECTION………………………………...…................ 30

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CHAPTER FOUR
DATA PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND DISCUSSION
4.1 DATA ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF RESULTS…………………….. 32

4.2 INTERPRETATION OF RESULT……………………..………..…........................ 32

4.3 DISCUSSION OF FINDINGS………………………………………........……….. 42

CHAPTER FIVE
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS, CONCLUSION, RECOMMENDATIONS
5.1SUMMARY OF FINDINGS……………………………………….............................. 45

5.2 CONCLUSION……...…………………………………………................................. 46

5.3 RECOMMENDATIONS…………………………………………………………….. 46

5.4 LIMITATIONS OF THE STUDY…………………………………………………… 47

5.5 SUGGESTIONS FOR FURTHER STUDY …….......................................................... 47

REFERENCES…...……………………………………………………………….……… 48
APPENDICES………………..
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LIST OF APPENDICES

A. Letter of introduction…………..…………………………………………………… 53

B. Research Questionnaire………..……………………………………………………. 54
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ABSTRACT
The aim of this research was to find out the effect of teachers’ qualification on senior secondary
school two(2) achievement in chemistry in Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State.
The study employed a survey research design. A total of 20 staff were used in the study, the
instrument used for data collection was the Respondent Teachers Qualification Test (RTQT)
which were administered personally by the researcher to four randomly selected secondary
schools in Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State. The researcher conducted a
pilot-testing on chemistry students in a selected government secondary school in Jos North, in
other to determine the reliability of the instrument. Test and re-test technique was used to
estimate the reliability of the instrument, which involved administering the same test twice to the
group of respondents who had been identified for this purpose. Twenty (20) copies of the
questionnaires were used for the pilot-testing. Ten (10) copies were initially administered
followed by another ten (10) copies after two weeks. The instrument was thereafter analyzed and
the reliability coefficient was 0.72, which was high enough for a study of this nature and showed
the reliability of the instrument. The method used for data analysis was simple percentage to
examine the findings. Among the major findings for this is that the higher the qualification of
chemistry teachers, the higher the performance of chemistry students in Jos North Local
Government Area of Plateau State. Also, there is a significant impact relationship between
chemistry teachers’ qualification and the academic performance of senior secondary school
chemistry students. With this finding, the researcher recommends that the government and other
stake holders of every institution should set standard in terms of qualification for those who will
teach in the senior secondary schools, thereby making it a challenge for every teacher to study
further to meet the set standard as it would bring about more qualified teachers.