CHEMISTRY LABORATORY COMPETENCE AND ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT IN CHEMISTRY AMONG HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS

Normative survey was adopted for the study with a sample of 300 higher secondary school students. The standardized chemistry laboratory competence test developed by the Dr.(Mrs.) Meena Buddhisagar Rathod and Ms. Renu Moyade kotwale (1971) was used to assess the level of the higher secondary school students.The collected data were analyzed qualitatively and quantitatively to check the significant mean difference among the variables. The result revealed that the chemistry laboratory competence level and academic achievement in chemistry of the higher secondary school students was average. It was concluded that the chemistry laboratory competence level and academic achievement in chemistry of the higher secondary school students was at the average level. It is recommended that the chemistry laboratory competence level of the higher secondary school students should be improved through their teaching - learning process.