An Assessment of Practical Materials in Senior Secondary School Physics Education

Abstract

For meaningful teaching/learning to take place, there must be available materials to picture what is to be taught/learnt. This paper highlighted what physics practical is all about, identified the equipment required for secondary school physics practical under the topics; electricity, optics and mechanics, in three selected secondary schools and compared those equipment available to the students in the respective schools. It was aimed at assessing the availability of practical tools as they affect student's achievement in physics. The paper further discussed the effects of practical on student's achievement and recommended some steps to be taken to improve student's achievement in physics.