FACTORS INFLUENCING MASS FAILURE OF STUDENT IN CHEMISTRY IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS (CASE STUDY OF OSOGBO TOWNSHIP OF OSUN STATE)

ABSTRACT This study was on the factors influencing mass failure of students in the Chemistry in secondary schools in Ila L.G.A of Osun State. Using simple random sampling procedures, the researchers drew 128 students and 50 teachers from nine state owned secondary school of Osun State. Questionnaires were used to elicit information from the respondents- Teachers and students on the problems associated with mass failure of secondary school student in Chemistry in WAEC Examinations. The questionnaire items included qualification and experience of the Chemistry teachers, the methods they adopt in teaching the subject, the materials available to them for use in teaching the subject, the influence of the vernacular language in student learning of the subject and home environment. In analyzing the data collected, means scores were used to answer the research questions. The results showed among other things, that the teachers knowledge of teaching the subject is not updated often times and that there is absence of teaching facilities in most of the schools while vernacular language and home environment have negative impacts, towards the students' the findings, recommendations were made and implications were highlighted. This was followed by suggestion for further studies, summary of the study and conclusion.