APPRAISING THE AVAILABILITY AND UTILIZATION OF CHEMISTRY PRACTICAL EQUIPMENTS IN SECONDARY SCHOOL IN TARAUNI LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF KANO STATE

ABSTRACT The research appraised the availability and utilization of chemistry practical equipments in secondary school in Tarauni Local Government Area, Kano state,two research question and two research objectives were raised .Descriptive design of survey was used for the study.The population of the study comprised eight hundred and nineteen students (819) and thirteen (13) chemistry teachers.The researcher used stratified random sample of three hundred and fifty-four (354) of students and six (6) sample of chemistry teachers.The instruments used for data collection was a self structured questionnaire and checklist,Data was collected and analyzed using descriptive statistics which includes; frequencies,percentages,mean and standard deviation.The findings of study indicates thats practical equipments are available and they are used by the teachers and students,however the chemistry reagents are perceived to be unavailable.It also revealed that questionnaire and checklist.Data was collected and analyzed using descriptive statistics of frequencies,percentages,mean and standard deviation.The findings of study indicates thats chemistry practical equipments are available and are utilize by the teachers and students, however the chemistry reagents are perceived to be unavailable.The study recommended among others that adequate practical equipments should be provided for learning to take place effectively and efficiency in secondary schools in Tarauni Local Government Area, Kano state.