Chemistry Practical Assessment in Tanzania Secondary Schools

This book is about the 'practical and theoretical chemistry examinations' composed by Leoncia H. Kibani, which offers comprehensive research results on their relationships. The study was done in Tanzania mainland in secondary schools. The study examined the weight given to practical assessment as compared to theory and overall performances. Through qualitative and quantitative approaches the study analyzed the data through Pearson correlation coefficient. Study findings revealed that there is a strong positive correlation daily practical practice in classrooms and final examination results. Furthermore, results indicate that practical are not assessed effectively as theory and they are not valued. The study recommends that practical work should be valued and assessed parallel to theory.