Achieving Quality Teaching in the Era of Insecurity: Implications for Chemistry Education

Abstract

This study investigated ‘Achieving Quality Teaching in the Era of Insecurity with implication on Chemistry Education among Secondary Schools in Uyo Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria’. The survey design was adopted for the study. The study used proportional sampling technique to select the teachers. A total of 60 secondary school Chemistry teachers were selected for the study. Two research questions guided the study, two hypotheses were formulated and tested at 0.05 level of significance. The instrument used for the study was “Achieving Quality Chemistry Teaching Questionnaire (AQCTQ). Data was analyzed using mean, standard deviation and t-test. The result of the study indicated that there is significant influence of utilization of modern technological devices and qualified teachers with knowledge of modern technological devices for teaching on the quality teaching of Chemistry in secondary schools. This study therefore recommends that Government both at the federal and state level, school owners, principals and school administrators should make virtual teaching compulsory in the educational sector among others.