COMPARATIVE STUDY OF COGNITIVE ACHIEVEMENT IN CHEMISTRY AND AFFECTIVE ATTITUDE OF SENIOR SECONDRY TWO CHEMISTRY STUDENTS IN KALGO LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA.

ABSTRACT The main purpose of this research study is to investigate and compare and cognitive achievement in chemistry and affective attitude of senior secondary chemistry student in Kalgo Local Government Area. The research come up with three research objectives as follows, To find out the significant different between affective attitude of chemistry students in Kalgo Local Government Areas, To find out how chemistry students performed in chemistry achievement test(CAT) And to find out why student in class shows favorable and unfavorable response toward chemistry. The data collected for this study were from some selected secondary schools in Kalgo Local Government Area. A purposive sampling techniques were adopted in selecting sample size in the population. The data generated were analyzed using tables, frequency and simple percentage were used in comparing the various result obtained. How Ever the researchers recommend that:- 1. The relationship between the students attitude toward chemistry should be improved and encourage as it has positive impact on students academic performance.,2. There is need for improving the student leaving environment so as to make learning environment so as to make learning so easier and interested to students and staff.,3. There is need for training and retraining of chemistry teacher’s in order to become more competence and effective as a scientific man power. ,4.The need for conducting more researchers in order to identify factors responsible for various in student’s academic performance among Secondary School in Kalgo Local Government Area. ,5. Workshop should be organized by science teacher association of Nigeria (STAN) for all science teachers to emphasized on the use of attitude effective attitude style as a means of achievement better academic performance in chemistry.