ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of the Constructivist Teaching Approach (CTA) on senior high school students’ performance in algebra in the Gomoa East District. The study was conducted in two senior high schools in the Gomoa East District of Ghana with a six-week intervention programme. Participants consisted of one hundred and forty (140) form two (2) students from the two participating schools with students from one of the schools serving as the cont...
ABSTRACT This study assesses the impact of land acquisition on construction project delivery in the Sunyani Municipality. The challenges in acquiring land than generally exists in the urban centres especially within regional capitals such as Sunyani Municipal, Accra, Tema, Kumasi etc. among others which stand out as areas where it is difficult and expensive to obtain land for construction purpose. Purposive sampling technique with emphasis on convenience sampling was adopted to select ...
ABSTRACT The study investigated the techniques used by the small garment manufacturing figures in Ghana in this era of technological advancement with high level of global market competition. This was vital in order to change the image of the small garment industry in Ghana to maximize productivity for sustained and optimum returns as the sub-sector struggles to survive in the local and global markets. The study employed multiple case study as the research design. Purposive and stratifi...
ABSTRACT This study sought to investigate the mathematics achievement of private and public schools in the Chorkor Circuit of Accra Metropolis. The population for the study was 617 J.H.S.3 pupils from private and public basic schools. Four hundred and fifty three (453) pupils were selected for the study, two hundred and eighty four (284) from public schools and one hundred and sixty nine (169) from private schools. The research design used for the study was survey with test as the instrumen...
ABSTRACT The school realizes its objectives through a complex system involving policies and programmes, and supporting services, building and equipment and interactions with the community. The school organization is a service-providing set up. The teacher being an important agent of education cannot be spared in delivering the teaching services without which the school would be non-existent. The teacher is therefore indispensable in the school organization. When a nation expands its education...
ABSTRACT Decentralization is assumed to bring about better efficiency in the distribution of public goods and services at the local level. Interestingly, this acclaimed position of decentralization depends largely on the belief that local governments will in practice exercise much fiscal discretion when it comes to the allocation of resources than the central government. However, to the shock of many, local assembly’s fiscal discretion appears to be very controlled in the sense that most lo...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to identify factors responsible for the poor academic performance of pupils in Asikuma-Odoben-Brakwa district. Descriptive design was used. The target population for this study consisted of school children and teachers. The study population was made up of pupils, and teachers of Asikuma Circuit Junior High Schools. Simple random sampling was used to select four public Junior High Schools, namely Asikuma Presby JHS, Col Baidoo JHS, Asikuma Catholic Boys J...
ABSTRACT Managing the cost of projects is important to ensure prudent use of project resources that will enable that project budget is not exceeded. Cost control ensures the cost of project activities are effectively and efficiently managed. The aim of the study was to examine cost control measures in building projects in the Kumasi Metropolis and to make recommendations for improving cost control measures on project sites. The specific objectives of the study included; to identify cost...
ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to investigate Junior High Schools Integrated Science teachers’ perceptions of classroom assessment practices. The study employed a descriptive survey research design to collect data from a sample of 22 integrated science teachers’ and 40 students’ in the district. A questionnaire was used to collect quantitative data on teachers and students perception of classroom assessment in integrated science. Lesson observations and interview schedule...
ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to assess the competence of Social Studies teachers of senior high schools in New Juaben Municipality in Eastern Region of Ghana in teaching and assessing the affective domain. A census of 55 teachers was taken from eight public senior high schools in New Juaben Municipality. A 32-item questionnaire was used to collect data from these social studies teachers. Areas examined included teachers’ competence in formulating affective objectives, the extent to...
ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to explore the effect of Problem-Based Learning Approach on College of Education students’ achievement in, and attitude toward Probability. The research design for the study was Quasi-experimental. Convenience and simple random sampling techniques were employed to obtain a sample of 100 students for the study. Tests, questionnaire and semi-structured interviews were the instruments employed for data gathering. Probability achievement pre-test was ad...
ABSTRACT Throughout the world, fashion design is considered as the art and application of various designs or natural beauty to clothing and other accessories necessary for human dressing. Products of Fashion & Design are influenced by cultural and social opportunities and as such vary from place to place and from time to time. The elements and principles of design are important components of every design work and as such often discussed in almost every beginning design course with basi...
ABSTRACT The study focused on enhancing Senior High School students‟ performance in biology using the multi-media approach. The research was a quasi –experimental design involving Three General Science classes. The sample was one hundred and five (105) students of Techiman Senior High School in the Techiman municipality in the Brong-Ahafo Region of Ghana. Purposive sampling technique was adopted for selecting the sample for the study. The experimental group Form Two Science student...
ABSTRACT Inclusive education is a form of delivering educational services to all children irrespective of their physical characteristics, linguistic or racial background in regular schools. It has to do with commitment by government to educate every child to the maximum extent appropriate in the school and classroom he or she could otherwise attend. Inclusive education has become a developmental approach to the learning needs of all children, youth and adults, especially those who are vulnera...
ABSTRACT Indiscipline in schools is a major concern of parents, teachers, students and all those who are involved in the education of the child. The spate of indiscipline in schools, in the home, at work places and on the roads is a concern of everybody in Ghana. The campaign against indiscipline by the vice-president of Ghana goes to confirm that there is indiscipline in the country. The study investigated the perceptions of teachers and students on indiscipline in Senior Secondary Schools w...