Students' Ability Level and Their Competence in Problem- Solving Task in Physics

Abstract

This study was carried out on students’ ability level and their competence in problem-solving task in physics. The study used for the study was selected randomly from four Secondary School in Kosofe Local Government Area of Lagos State. A total of two hundred (200) randomly selected SSS Physics students in Kosofe Local Government Area served as the subject for the study. Three null hypothesis were postulated and tested at 0.05 level of significance to find student’s ability level and their competence in problem-solving task in physics. The instrument used for the study was students’ questionnaire and students’ achievement test. The data collected were analysed using simple regression analysis. The results of the findings showed that students’ ability have significant influence on problem-solving task are discussed.