RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN STUDENT’S ATTITUDE TO CHEMISTRY PRACTICALS AND MANIPULATIVE SKILL DEVELOPMENT AT COLLEGE OF EDUCATION OJU, BENUE STATE

This study is directed towards finding relationship that exists between students’ attitude to Chemistry Practicals and their manipulative skill development at College of Education, Oju, Benue State. Two research questions and one hypothesis were proposed for testing, using Chemistry laboratory inventory and students attitude towards Chemistry practicals scale as the main instruments. From the analysis that used Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient and percentages, it was found that there is a significant relationship between student attitude to practical work in Chemistry and their manipulative skill development of the NCE II and NCE III students of the College. It is recommended that Chemistry laboratories should be stocked with relevant chemicals for meaningful practical works, among others.