LEARNING ENVIRONMENT AND STUDENTS' ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT IN CHEMISTRY IN BIASE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF CROSS RIVER STATE, NIGERIA

The study investigated the “influence of learning environment on student academic achievement on chemistry in Biase Local Government Area of Cross River State, Nigeria. To achieve the purpose of the study, three (3) research questions were raised as well as three (3) hypotheses tested at 0.05 level of significance. The survey research design was considered for the study. The influence Learning environment questionnaire (ILEQ) and students’/achievement test questionnaire were the instruments used for data collection. To test the hypotheses formulated of the study, independent t-test and Person product moment coefficients correlation was used for data analysis. Simple random sampling techniques was used to select the sample of two hundred (200) students from the population for the study. The result obtained from analysis of data and testing of hypothesis revealed that there is significant influence of learning environment on students’ academic achievement in chemistry in the study area, the finding revealed that, there is a significant influence of location of school on students’ academic achievement, there is a significant influence of school facilities/equipment on student’s academic achievement, there is a significant influence of classroom setting on student’s academic achievement in chemistry in the study area. Based on these findings, it was recommended among others that government at all levels and NGOs should make efforts to prioritize education din rural and urban centers in terms of facilities and equipments to be able to cater for the ever growing educational needs of the population and increase their economic performance (Word count: 258).