ATTITUDE OF STUDENTS TOWARDS THE STUDY OF CHEMISTRY AND ITS PROPORTIONATE DECLINE IN SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN GUSAU METROPOLIS

ABSTRACT This study investigate the attitude of students towards the study of chemistry and its proportionate decline among senior secondary school students Gusau metropolis, Zamfara state.The study employed a descriptive research design.The study population consists of all government senior secondary schools which is thirty two (32) in Gusau Metropolis.The sampled population consists of six (6) senior secondary school class one (SS1) chemistry students in gusau metropolis, during the 2023/2024 academic session. The sample size for the study consists of 210 (105 male and 105 female) chemistry students using an intact class. The instrument use for data collection was Students Attitude Questionnaire Towards Chemistry (SAQTC). The SAQTC was validated by Science Education experts from the Federal University Gusau, Zamfara State. The SAQTC gave a reliability Coefficient of 0.68 using pearson product moment correlation coefficient. Descriptive statistics was used to answer the research question use. Some of the findings of this study include, there’s a difference in how male and female students view chemistry.Male students on average have slightly more positive attitudes towards the subject compared to females. The study recommends that, address declining interest to develop strategies to address factors that reduce students interest in chemistry . The research question includes, What are the prevailing attitudes of male and female students towards learning of chemistry at senior secondary school levels in Gusau Metropolis?