ASSESSING THE STUDENTS PERFORMANCE IN CHEMISTRY IN SENIOR SCONDARY SCHOOL CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION IN ENUGU URBAN, ENUGU STATE FROM 2000-2004

ABSTRACT
The study was designed to assess the students performance in senior secondary school certificate examination in chemistry in Enugu urban, Enugu state science, technology, and Chemistry were defined with their benefits to  human life by different Authors, identify students’ performance in science subjects, identify the factors influencing the students performance in chemistry. Data for the study was obtained through documentation in which five (5) secondary schools in Enugu urban were sampled out of twenty-seven (27) secondary school and the population of the students involved were two thousand, three hundred and seventy-seven (2377) and it was only 50% students that  performed creditably well. The data obtained were analyzed using percentage and bar charts. The findings of the study revealed that the over-all performance of Nigerian secondary school students in their senior certificate examination in chemistry over the years has  not being encouraging. Consequently, the performances of students of senior secondary school certificate examination in chemistry in Enugu –urban, Enugu state were very poor as it was only in the year 2003 that their results attained the pass mark of 50% while other four (4) years: 2000; 2001; 2002; 2004 could not attain the decision rule taken by the researchers.
TABLE OF CONTENTS Pages  Title Page Certification Approval Page Dedication Acknowledgements Abstract Table of content
CHAPTER ONE  INTRODUCTION  Background to the Study Statement of Problems Purpose of Study Scope of the Study Significance of the Study Researcher Questions
CHAPTER TWO LITERATURE REVIEW The Meaning of Science and Technology   Summary Importance of Science and Technology Summary Importance of Chemistry Summary The Student’s Performance in Science Subjects Summary Factors that Influence Student’s Performance  in Science Subjects Specifically in Chemistry Summary
CHAPTER THREE RESEARCH METHODS  The Design of the Study Area of the Study Population of the Study Sample and Sampling Techniques Instrument of Data Collection Method of Data Collection Method of Data Analysis Decision Rule
CHAPTER FOUR  DATA PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS Summary of the Findings
CHAPTER FIVE Discussion of Results Discussion of the Findings Summary of the Study Recommendation Conclusion Limitation of the Study Suggestion for further Study Reference    Appendix (I)