THE EFFECTIVENESS OF LABORATORY AND RESOURCES IN THE TEACHING /LEARNING OF PHYSICS

ABSTRACT
What are the states of physics laboratories in secondary schools? Are there laboratory factors constituting constraints to effective teaching and learning of physics? Does laboratory works influence students' physics achievements and general attitudes? To seek answers to these questions is the aim of the present research. Along the line of survey research method, structured questionnaire were administered to the teachers and students of physics in secondary schools in Onitsha North Local Government Area of Anambra State. The total population for the study is 200 staff of selected secondary schools in Onitsha, Anambra state. The researcher used questionnaires as the instrument for the data collection. Descriptive Survey research design was adopted for this study. A total of 133 respondents made principals, vice principals administration, senior staffs and junior staffs were used for the study. The data collected were presented in tables and analyzed using simple percentages and frequencies.