Student learning of physics in colleges of education: analysis of performances

This study was carried out in Colleges of Education Kwara state in Nigeria to examine how students are performing in Physics. The participants comprises of 105 Physics students drawn from Physics/Chemistry, Physics/Computer Science, Physics/Integrated Science and Physics/ Mathematics combinations. This was a random sampling within four Colleges of Education. The instrument used was three years examination scores of these students. These scores represent what each student scored percent for three years of their studies. The finding of the analysis done using descriptive statistics and T- test reveals significant differences between students’ performances in Physics theory and practical; between female Physics theory and practical and also between male Physics theory and practical. The general performance of students in Physics was just average which is not good enough for prospective teachers. Recommendations were suggested at the end of the study.