SURVEY OF MISCONCEPTIONS IN ORGANIC CHEMISTRY AMONG SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS' IN DUTSIN - MA,

📄 Project Abstract

The major objective of this research study is to determine the misconceptions student harbour in organic chemistry. The design used for the study was Survey Design. The population of the study comprise of all five hundred and twenty six (526) SS2 chemistry students in the six Secondary Schools in Dutsin-ma, Katsina State. The sample comprises of one hundred and thirty four (134) Senior Secondary II (SS 2) students which were randomly selected from three (3) Government's owned Secondary Schools in Dutsin-ma, Katsina State. The Instrument used was Organic Chemistry Misconception Test (OCMT) which contained thirty (30) multiple choice questions with four options (A-D) designed to identify students' misconceptions in organic chemistry. The result shows that Students of chemistry harbour misconception in organic chemistry. Also female Students harbour more than the male Students. The result of the study revealed that students have misconception in organic chemistry and there was no signific...