STUDENTS’ ATTITUDE TOWARDS CHEMISTRY AND FACTORS INFLUENCING THE CHOICE OF CHEMISTRY AS A COURSE OF STUDY IN INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING IN NIGERIA

Abstract

This study was carried out to investigate the Students’ attitudes towards chemistry and factors influencing their choice of chemistry as a course of study in institution of higher learning in Nigeria using Federal College of Education Abeokuta as a case study. The design of the study is descriptive while the population comprised of all chemistry students in Federal College of Education Abeokuta. The sample for the study was made up of one hundred (100) chemistry students’ respondents and a researcher design questionnaire formed the instrument for data collection. The data collected was analyzed using mean and standard deviation. The findings that manifest from the research work shows that a lot of factors including peer group pressure, government policies, environment, and school facilities. Affect both the attitudes, behavior and notion of students towards chemistry, and their choice of chemistry as a course of study in higher institution of learning in Nigeria.