This study investigated the factors that affects the performance of students in chemistry. Factors in the study are students’ backgrounds, interests, fears, and teachers’ teaching – learning strategies in theory and in laboratory rooms, management, and functions. Findings showed that chemistry was interesting and enjoyable but a much feared subject. Excellent personality and motivation, lecture or laboratory room management, and frequent use of the traditional methods of teaching affected the performance. Student-respondents performed fairly when they were not handling the materials correctly because of the fear of spilling substances and breaking parts of the materials. Furthermore, students’ ethnicity and teacher’s deep concern and encouragement showed a significant effect on the performance.
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