EFFECTIVE LEARNING OF CHEMISTRY AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS: THE ROLE OF LOCALLY SOURCED INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

Abstract

The present study aimed to examine the predictive role of locally sourced instructional materials on the practical learning of chemistry among secondary school students. A total of two hundred and eighteen secondary school students participated in the study. A cross-sectional survey design was adopted. The participants responded to a self-report measure on their experience of locally sourced instructional material and the perceived learning outcome. A simple linear regression was conducted on the data, and the result showed that locally sourced instructional material statistically predicted effective learning of chemistry. Finding and conclusions are discussed.