GASPRO International Journal of Eminent Scholars

ABSTRACT
This study was carried out to investigate the influence of Air Pollution on Academic
Achievement of Chemistry Students in secondary schools in Ibeno Local Government Area,
Akwa Ibom State. To guide the study, four purpose of study, four research questions and four
hypotheses were formulated. Expost factor research design was used for the study. The
sample for the study consist of 250 SSII Chemistry students selected from five (5) Public
Secondary Schools in Ibeno Local Government where Exon- mobil unlimited is located.
Questionnaire was used as an instrument for data collection. T.test was used for data
analysis. The results revealed that May/June West African Examination Council 2018/2019
indicates the poor achievement in Chemistry Results in Ibeno Local Government as
compared to their counterpart in other part of the state. Research shows that learners often
get ill because of the air they breath as result’s of emittion of poisonous gases emitted from
the multinational companies into the atmosphere which is termed as Air Pollution. Based on
the findings of the study, it was recommended that government at all levels should establish
laws which will prohibits multinational companies from situating companies in a learning
environment to avoid bringing down the standard of education in our educational system.
KEYWORDS: Air Pollution, Academic Achievement, Chemistry Student, Ibeno Local
Government Area