Students’ and Teachers’ Perception and Practice towards Laboratory Work in Chemistry Teaching-Learning: Evidence from Secondary Schools in North Wollo Zone, Ethiopia
Table 4
Teacher’s response on the practice of laboratory work.
No.
Items
Always = 5
Often = 4
Sometimes = 3
Rarely = 2
Never = 1
F
%
F
%
F
%
F
%
F
%
1
Laboratory work is practiced in chemistry classes
—
—
4
33.3
2
16.6
6
50
—
—
2
I had experience in laboratory work
—
—
3
25
6
50
3
25
—
—
3
I participate actively in the laboratory session
7
58.3
4
33.3
1
8.3
—
—
—
—
4
Laboratory work makes students responsible for their own learning
7
58.3
4
33.3
—
—
1
8.3
—
—
5
Laboratory work requires a lot of time
2
16.6
5
41.6
4
33.3
1
8.3
—
—
6
The implementation of laboratory work requires well-trained teachers
9
75
3
25
—
—
—
—
—
—
7
Make the students write a report exactly what the teacher tells them
5
41.6
5
41.6
1
8.3
1
8.3
—
—
8
Encourage students to comment on the results and discuss how it can be improved
