ABSTRACT                                                      

This study was carried out to examine the perceived instructional competencies of teachers for the implementation of senior secondary school chemistry curriculum in Ikot Ekpene Education Zone of Akwa Ibom State. The study was guided by five specific objectives, five research questions were posed for the study and five null hypotheses were formulated and tested at 0.05 level of significance. The study adopted descriptive survey research design, the population of the study was 1056 comprising 126 chemistry teachers and 930 senior secondary II Chemistry students. The sample of this study was 211 comprising of 25 chemistry teachers and 186 senior secondary II Chemistry students using simple random sampling technique. The instrument for data collection was the researcher designed questionnaire titled “Instructional Competencies of Teachers for the Implementation of Chemistry Curriculum Questionnaire (ICTICCQ)”. The instrument was validated by three experts. The reliability of the instrument was 0.74  derived using Cronbach Alpha statistic. Data collected were analysed using mean and standard deviation for research questions while the hypotheses were analysed using t-test at 005 level of significance. The result of the findings revealed that teachers’ possessed competencies in content/subject matter, used of instructional methodologies among others. Based on the findings it was recommended that Government of Akwa Ibom State should ensure recruitment of qualified chemistry teachers so as to maintain teacher/students ratio of 1:40  recommended for secondary schools by the National Policy on Education of Nigeria for effective classroom management and implementation of chemistry curriculum and also improve on the conditions of service for teachers especially chemistry teachers at the secondary school level, the teachers should be paid regularly as at when due including all other allowances to ensure effective implementation of chemistry curriculum.

 TABLE OF CONTENTS

Tittle Page                                                                                                                 i

Declaration                                                                                                               ii

Dedication                                                                                                                 iii

Certification                                                                                                              iv

Acknowledgements                                                                                                 v

Table of Contents                                                                                                     vi

Abstract                                                                                                                     ix

 

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION                                                                         1

1.1       Background to the Study                                                                            1

1.2       Statement of the Problem                                                                           7

1.3       Purpose of the Study                                                                                              9

1.4       Research Questions                                                                                     10

1.5       Hypotheses                                                                                                   10

1.6       Significance of the Study                                                                            11

1.7       Scope of the Study                                                                                       13

CHAPTER 2: REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE                                14

2.1.     Conceptual Framework                                                                               14

2.1.1   Chemistry                                                                                                         14

2.1.2        Curriculum                                                                                                      17

2.1.3    Curriculum implementation                                                                            21

2.1.4    Teacher                                                                                                            25

2.1.5    Teacher instructional competency                                                                   27

2.1.6    Secondary  school                                                                                           29

2.1.7    Teacher content\psubject matter competency                                                 32

2.1.8    Teacher methodological competency                                                              34

2.1.9    Teacher competencies in classroom management/communication                  36

2.1.10  Teacher competencies in using instructional materials/aids                            38

2.1.11  Teacher competencies in evaluating instructional objectives                          41

2.2       Theoretical Framework                                                                               43

2.2.1    Theory of vocational education by Prosser And Quigley (1949)                   43 

2.2.2    Identical element theory by Thorndike (1901)                                               44

2.3       Empirical Studies                                                                                         45

2.4       Summary of Review of Related Literature                                                           49

 

CHAPTER 3: METHODOLOGY                                                                        52

3.1       Design of the Study                                                                                        52

3.2       Area of the Study                                                                                           52

3.3       Population of the Study                                                                                 53

3.4       Sample and Sampling Techniques                                                                  53

3.5       Instrument for Data Collection                                                                       54

3.6       Validation of the Instrument                                                                          54

3.7       Reliability of the Instrument                                                                           55

3.8       Method of Data Collection                                                                             55

3.9       Method of Data Analysis                                                                               55

 

CHAPTER 4: RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS                                                  56

4.1  Result Presentation                                                                                               56

4.2 Summary of Findings                                                                                           66

4.3 Discussion of Findings                                                                                         66

 

CHAPTER 5: SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS 71

5.1 Summary of the Study                                                                                          71

5.2 Conclusion                                                                                                            73

5.3 Recommendations                                                                                                74

5.4 Educational Implication of the Study                                                                  75

5.5 Limitations of the Study                                                                                       76

5.6 Suggestions for Further Study                                                                              76

            REFERENCES                                                                                            77

            APPENDICES                                                                                              83

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIST OF TABLES

 

4.1:      Mean and standard deviation of the respondents responses on the

competencies possessed by teachers in content/subject matter

 for the implementation of senior secondary school chemistry

 curriculum                                                                                                      56

4.2:      t-test analysis of mean ratings of Chemistry teachers’ and senior

secondary II Chemistry  students  on the competencies possessed by

teachers’ in content/subject matter for the implementation of senior

secondary school chemistry curriculum                                                          57

 

4.3:      Mean and standard deviation of the respondents responses on the

competencies possessed by teachers in using instructional

methodologies for the implementation of senior secondary school

chemistry curriculum                                                                                       58

 

4.4:      t-test analysis of the mean ratings of Chemistry teachers’ and senior

secondary II Chemistry  students on the competencies possessed by

teachers in using instructional methodologies for the implementation

 of senior secondary school Chemistry curriculum                                         59

 

4.5:      Mean and standard deviation of the respondents responses on the

competencies possessed by teachers in the utilization of instructional

materials for the implementation of senior secondary school

chemistry curriculum                                                                                       60

4.6:      t-test analysis of the mean ratings of Chemistry teachers’ and senior

secondary II Chemistry  students on the competencies possessed by

teachers in the utilization of instructional materials for the

implementation of senior secondary school chemistry curriculum                 61

 

4.7:      Mean and standard deviation of the respondents responses on the

 competencies possessed by teachers in classroom management/

communications for the implementation of senior secondary school

 chemistry curriculum                                                                                      62

 

4.8:      t-test analysis of the mean ratings of Chemistry teachers’ and senior

 secondary II Chemistry  students on the competencies possessed by

 teachers in classroom management/communications for the               

implementation of senior secondary school chemistry curriculum                 63

 

4.9:      Mean and standard deviation of the respondents responses on the

competencies possessed by the teachers in the evaluation of

instructional objectives for the implementation of senior

secondary school chemistry curriculum                                                          64

 

4.10:    t-test analysis of the mean ratings of Chemistry teachers’ and senior

secondary II Chemistry  students on the  competencies possessed by

the teachers in the evaluation of instructional objectives for the

implementation of senior secondary school chemistry curriculum                 65