Teachers' and Students' Perceptions of Chemistry Education in the New Chemistry Curriculum at

This study explored the perceptions of teachers and students about chemistry education using the new chemistry curriculum in senior secondary schools in Education District III, Lagos State. Three research questions guided the study, and the research method was non-experimental with a descriptive survey research design. The population comprised the senior secondary schools in Education District III, Lagos State, where a multi-stage sampling procedure was used to select 487 chemistry students and 54 chemistry teachers for the study. A Likert-type response format of Teachers’ Perceptions of Chemistry Curriculum and Students’ Perceptions of Chemistry Curriculum Questionnaires were constructed to elicit responses from the sample for the study. Face and construct validity of the items were established, and the reliability was established using Ordinal Alpha (α=0.78). Standard deviations of the responses were found to be 6.99 for teachers and 0.77 for students. Descriptive and thematic analyses were used, and the results generated were discussed accordingly. Conclusions revealed that senior secondary school chemistry teaching is carried out by qualified personnel in ED III, Lagos. Also, the realisation of government intentions for her citizenry through chemistry education needs progressive continuity. Recommendations made included inclusions of state actors in the curriculum process and the need to spread professional development programmes across the teaching staff in Education District III, Lagos State.