A correlation study of secondary students academic achievement in chemistry and their scientific creativity in Chemistry

Abstract

The present study is an attempt to study secondary school students’ academic achievement in Chemistry in relation to their scientific creativity in chemistry. Simple random sampling technique is used in the selection of sample. In the present investigation a sample of 721 higher secondary students from 4 counties in Kenya were selected. Two validated tests were used; Chemistry Achievement Test (CAT) was used to assess student’s academic achievement while the Chemistry Scientific Creativity Test (CSCT) was used to asses learners scientific creativity in chemistry. Results showed that there is a positive and significant correlation between academic achievement in chemistry and scientific creativity in chemistry.