@article {1206, title = {EFFECTS OF INQUIRY-BASED CHEMISTRY EXPERIMENTATION ON STUDENTS{\textquoteright} ATTITUDES TOWARDS THE TEACHING AND LEARNING OF CHEMISTRY}, journal = {Journal of Baltic Science Education}, volume = {21}, year = {2022}, month = {August/2022}, pages = {Continuous}, type = {Original article}, chapter = {663-679}, abstract = {Students{\textquoteright} attitude towards a subject is a key indicator of academic performance, therefore its enhancement is imperative for academic success. A sample of 328 grade eleven students was selected using cluster random sampling. Two different study groups; the experimental and control groups, were composed and exposed to the guided inquiry and demonstration methods of teaching chemistry experiments respectively. The Non-equivalent control group research design was employed with instruction lasting six weeks. Data on pre-test and post-test attitudes were collected using a 25-item attitude towards teaching and learning chemistry through experiment survey. Comparisons of mean attitude scores were made between the experimental and control groups, and between the pre-test and post-test for each group. The Mann-Whitney U test analyses indicated a higher mean attitude score for the control group. However, the difference in the mean scores was not statistically significant. The Wilcoxon Signed-Rank test analyses indicated statistically significant differences between the pre-test and post-test attitude mean scores for both independent groups. These outcomes show that both methods of teaching chemistry through experiments enhance students{\textquoteright} attitudes to essentially the same extent. These findings imply that Liberian teachers can enhance students{\textquoteright} attitudes through demonstrations.}, keywords = {chemistry experiments, demonstration, guided inquiry, non-equivalent control group, students{\textquoteright} attitude}, issn = {1648-3898}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.33225/jbse/22.21.663}, url = {https://oaji.net/articles/2022/987-1662187124.pdf}, author = {Christian Bob Nicol and Emmanuel Gakuba and Gonzague Habinshuti} }