The study of efficiencies of practical works in chemistry subject

Pages: 240-244
Qaera Rasoli (Vice Chancellor of Kabul Polytechnique University, Kabul, Afghanistan)

Role of practical works in lesson cooperation among chemistry students of Kabul education faculty is the topic selected to studied and research. The main objectives of this research are; distinguishing teachers’ skills and competencies on using practical work method for create lesson contribution among students, finding students’ interest rate for cooperation among each other, identifying the efficiency of laboratory works on lesson cooperation among students, furthermore, studying devices and materials needed for practical works in chemistry department of Kabul Education Faculty and challenges against lesson cooperation among students. In this research qualitative and quantitative (mixed) and review of the documents have been used. Data has been collected through questionnaires, interviews and observations. Population for this research is teachers and students of chemistry department of natural science faculty of Kabul University. The key results of the research are summarized as follow. Results in this research indicates using the method of practical and laboratory work in lesson contribution among students, making education and learning sustainable and permanent. Students are encouraged more through laboratory activities; they are more interested in lesson cooperation with each other. These contributions can cause lack of self-Confidence, insufficient encouragement by teachers, and mis-completion attitude among students. Findings revealed laboratory activities make lessons more interested and increases lessons’ efficiency, make the students more confident on the reality of the topic. The most important challenges against this method are lack of location for laboratory activities and experiments, big number of the students in each class, lack of time for laboratory experiments, lack of sufficient laboratory supplements, lack of awareness and acquaintance of some the teachers from laboratory devices and lack of experienced laborants in the laboratory rooms. Learning chemistry is not sufficient, unless, using practical work method and it can lead students do not learn it based on action and experience and they (students) cannot use it their occupational and professional life. From the findings in this research it is inferred that increasing teaching time, materials and teachers’ emphasis on the role of practical works in cooperation among students are effective. In addition, removing ethnical and religious prejudices and promoting the culture of educational contribution instead of mis competitions decrease the challenges against practical works, educational contribution among student. Findings of this research can, somehow, help to renovate education and teaching system for teachers, students and other stockholders in higher education. We hope the data of this research is used for implication of the idea to create educational contributions among students.