AN EVALUATION OF BOTSWANA SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL CHEMISTRY SYLLABUS

Isaac Seetso; Adediran Taiwo

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AN EVALUATION OF BOTSWANA SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL CHEMISTRY SYLLABUS

Title	AN EVALUATION OF BOTSWANA SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL CHEMISTRY SYLLABUS
Publication Type	Journal Article
Year of Publication	2005
Authors	Seetso, I, Taiwo, A
Journal	Journal of Baltic Science Education
Volume	4
Issue	2
Start Page	5-14
Date Published	October/2005
Type of Article	Original article
ISSN	1648-3898
Other Numbers	ICID: 452546
Keywords	chemistry syllabus, chemistry teachers, natural science education
Abstract	The study aimed at evaluating the worth of the recently introduced chemistry syllabus in Botswana. Using a multi-faceted approach, data were collected from Botswana senior secondary school chemistry students, their teachers and pre-service chemistry teachers in the country. It was found that there exists a good link between the new syllabus and Junior Certificate (JC) science syllabus. In addition, it was found that the students viewed the modules on stoichiometry and carbon chemistry among others problematic. The students’ views were corroborated, to a large extent, by their teachers’. Deriving from the findings of the study, it was recommended, among other things, that an extra lesson slot per week be allocated to chemistry and that the teaching load of chemistry teachers be reduced.
URL	http://oaji.net/articles/2016/987-1481284752.pdf
Refereed Designation	Refereed
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