Kitchen Resources Classroom Interaction and Academic Performance and Retention of SS2 Chemistry Students in Thermochemistry

Abstract

This study examined kitchen resources, classroom interaction pattern, academic performance and retention of SS2 Chemistry students in Thermochemistry.  Fermentation of samples of five different juices, heating capacities of five samples of wood, induced thermal decomposition of five samples of shellfish shells powder and dissolution of five samples of glucose were used for the study. The sample comprised 240 students drawn from four secondary schools in Calabar Education Zone of Cross River State of Nigeria. Quasi experimental factorial research design was used for this study.  Chemistry Achievement Test (Cat) and classroom interaction schedule (Cis) was used for data collection.  Kuder Richardson formula 20 reliability co_efficient was 0.89 for CAT. The inter rater reliability was 0.89 while the intra rater reliability was 87%.Teaching with kitchen resources produced productive classroom interaction pattern which enhanced the performance and retention of students. It was recommended that teachers should adopt kitchen resources in the teaching of chemistry.

Key word: kitchen  resources, classroom interaction pattern .