PREDICTIVE VALIDITY OF MATHEMATICS AND INTEGRATED SCIENCE JUNIOR SCHOOL CERTIFICATE EXAMINATIONS ON STUDENTS' PERFORMANCE IN SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS CHEMISTRY IN ONDO STATE
Keywords:
Academic, Correlation, Predictive, Performance, ValidityAbstract
AbstractThe study examined the predictive validity of Junior Secondary School Certificate Mathematics and Integrated Science examinations on academic performance of Senior Secondary School Chemistry students in Ondo State. Three research hypotheses were generated to guide the study. The study employed expost-facto research design. Thirty-six secondary schools were purposively selected from six Local Government Areas of the three Senatorial Districts in Ondo State, namely, Ondo North, Ondo Central and Ondo South. Two Local Government Areas were selected from each of the Senatorial Districts using simple random sampling technique. A total of 1,826 from the entire 2020/2021 SSS3 Chemistry students that came in by JSSCE and had complete record from SSS1 to SSS3 and also sat for Chemistry in SSS classes and 2020/2021 WAEC/NECO SSCE were involved in the selected secondary schools. Data collected were analyzed using correlation analysis and regression analysis. All the results revealed that JSSC Mathematics examinations and JSSC Integrated Science examinations significantly predict academic performance of students at the SSS2 unified examination in Chemistry; WAEC SSC examinations in Chemistry; and NECO SSC examinations in Chemistry. Based on the findings of this study, it was therefore recommended among others, that JSSCE results should remain a yardstick for admitting Chemistry students into senior secondary schools as a way of achieving and maintaining quality Chemistry education.
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