Chemistry Students’ Misconception of Faraday’s Law of Electrolysis of Chemical Substances (original) (raw)

The purpose of this study was to investigate the nature and type of misconceptions about Faraday's law among the students in some selected secondary schools in Wamakko local government area of Sokoto state, Nigeria. Three educational institutions were randomly selected. Four research questions were formulated to guide the study. The questionnaires were constructed by the researchers in line with the research questions. One hundred respondents form the sample for this study. The data collected was analyzed and presented using frequency count and simple percentage. The findings of this research show that students have a lack of interest in the subject and chemistry. Teachers do not use an appropriate method of teaching to teach the aspect. In view of these findings, recommendations are made to help solve this problem of students' misconceptions. Some of the recommendations are that chemistry teachers should utilize all the necessary techniques for motivation to get students' interest in the subject, and teachers should use activity-based strategies in order for students to have real-world experience, thereby reducing the chance of misconceptions.