ANALYSIS OF MISCONCEPTIONS IN ORGANIC CHEMISTRY AMONG SENIOPR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN ADAVI LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, KOGI STATE, NIGERIA

Abstract

The main aim of the study is to analyse the types of misconceptions in Organic Chemistry among senior secondary school students using a survey design and random sampling. Two research questions and one hypothesis were formulated and tested in the study.  The population of the study comprised of all SS III Chemistry Students in the sixty-eight (68) Secondary Schools in Adavi Local Government Area of Kogi State. The sample comprises of One hundred (100) Senior Secondary III (SS 3) students from four Government owned and one Private Secondary Schools in Adavi Local Government Area of Kogi State The instrument used was Organic Chemistry Misconception Test (OCMT). The result showed that Chemistry students harbor Misconception in Organic Chemistry with most of their Misconception in the area of Organic Chemical Reactions.  The result shows that there is no significant difference in the type of misconception among male and female student in Organic Chemistry. This was confirmed by t-calculated value of 0.489 is lower than the t-critical value of 1.345.Hence it was recommended Chemistry teachers should be sent regularly to seminars and workshops to acquire modem skills in teaching Organic chemistry