المجلة الجزائرية للبحوث النفسية والتربوية
Volume 0, Numéro 1, Pages 137-155
2021-12-01

Assessment Of Utilization And Impact Of Biology Laboratory Facilities On Academic Achievement Of Secondary School Students In Gombe State, Nigeria



Authors : Abubakar Auwal . Shehu Magaji .

Abstract

The study focused on the assessment of utilization and impact of biology laboratory facilities on students’ academic achievement in senior secondary schools in Gombe State, Nigeria. One null hypothesis was formulated. Ex-post facto research design was adopted. The population from which the sample was collected is eight hundred and seventy-three (873) final year biology students. A sample of one hundred and sixty-two (162) biology students was selected using random sampling technique. Questionnaire for students was Utilization of Biology Laboratory Facilities (UBLF) and Bio achievement Test was also used as instrument for data collection. The instruments were validated by a professor in the Department of Education in Bayero University Kano, and secondary school Biology teachers. Cronbach Alpha Coefficient was used to determine its reliability in which the coefficient of 0.79 was obtained. To answer the research question, percentages were used. And to test the hypothesis, T-test statistical technique was employed. The hypothesis was subjected to testing at 0.05 level of significance. It was revealed that there is a significant impact between utilization of laboratory equipment and senior secondary school students’ academic achievement in biology in Gombe State. Based on these findings, it was recommended among others that, supervisors and inspectors from the Ministry of Education, State Universal Basic Education Boards (SUBEB) and Zonal Education offices should strictly monitor, inspect and ensure a hitch free utilization of the available science laboratory facilities in teaching and learning of Biology in the state.

Keywords

utilization, impact, Biology Laboratory Facilities, Academic Achievement

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