• Uwambajimana Gilbert
• Dr. Hesbon Andala

Abstract: The presence and manipulation of laboratory equipment is crucial in enhancing better academic performance among students and achievement of educational goals and objectives. Several studies indicated that the laboratory equipment were not being used in secondary schools of Rwanda which may be contributing to student’s poor performance. The purpose of this research was to assess the relationship between laboratory equipment’s usage and learners’ academic performance in chemistry in secondary school of Rwanda. The specific objectives of the study were to assess laboratory equipment’s usage in Musanze District secondary school, to evaluate the academic performance of students in Chemistry in Musanze District secondary school and to examine the relationship between laboratory equipment’s usage and learners’ academic performance chemistry in Musanze District secondary schools. This study adopted descriptive survey design. Both qualitative and quantitative methods were applied. The target population of this study was 706 people including 42 head teachers and 664 teachers from 42 secondary schools in Musanze District, this mean a total of 38 schools applied for the study. The sample size of the study included 256 participants that mean 218 teachers and 38 head Teachers from those edited schools. Stratified and simple random sampling techniques was used to select the schools and participants. The data was collected by using questionnaires for teachers and interviews for head Teachers. The cronbach’s alpha coefficient was applied to test for reliability of data collection instrument. Statistical Product and Service Solutions (SPSS)vision 26 was used for data analysis. The data were presented in forms of frequencies and percentages as well as inferential statistics using tables. The research was important to learners, teachers, parents and guardians to improve academic performance. The study adopted the linear regression equation to establish the effect of laboratory equipment usage on learner’s academic performance in chemistry. On the laboratory equipment’s usage in Musanze District secondary school; The average outcome was 3.93 that lay in the midst neutral (3) and agree (4), which presented that the laboratory equipment’s usage in Musanze District secondary schools were significant and needed to augmented, there was some weak of laboratory equipment’s. On the academic performance of students in Chemistry; The overall means of results was 4.206 that was between agree (3) and strongly agree (5), it presented that there was a significant learner’s academic performance in Chemistry. On the relationship between laboratory equipment’s usage and learners’ academic performance chemistry; The data analysis findings indicated that the connection among laboratory equipment’s usage and learner’s academic performance in chemistry was .972** which indicated that there was a statistically significant relationship between laboratory equipment’s usage and learner’s academic performance in chemistry. The study concluded that there was a statistically significant relationship between laboratory equipment’s usage and learner’s academic performance in chemistry in Musanze District secondary schools. Researcher recommended that ministry of education should provide enough laboratory equipment’s to the secondary schools with the chemistry courses and other sciences to develop teaching and learning in chemistry. They should also set the training of usage of those laboratory equipment’s.

Laboratory Equipment, Learners’ Academic Performance, Chemistry In Secondary Schools, Musanze District, Rwanda.

"Laboratory Equipment’s Usage and Learners’ Academic Performance In Chemistry In Secondary Schools In Rwanda A Case of Musanze District Secondary Schools", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.11, Issue 10, page no.e437-e448, October-2024, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2410447.pdf

"Laboratory Equipment’s Usage and Learners’ Academic Performance In Chemistry In Secondary Schools In Rwanda A Case of Musanze District Secondary Schools", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.11, Issue 10, page no. ppe437-e448, October-2024, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2410447.pdf