ABSTRACT The study investigated teachers’ perception of the impact of instructional strategies on pupils with reading difficulties in selected districts in the Central Region of Ghana. A concurrent embedded mixed method design was used for this study. Proportionate stratified sampling procedure was used to select ninety-five (95) upper primary teachers. The response rate was 100% representing 95 teachers. Data were c...
ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to compare teaching effectiveness of beginner and experienced Physical Education teachers in the Volta Region of Ghana. It specifically examined how the class time is managed using Academic Learning Time- Physical Education as a tool. The population for the study was made up of Physical Education teachers and Senior High School students in selected districts and municipalities of the Volta Region. Participants were seven (7) experienced and seven (7) ...
ABSTRACT The study sought to assess the support offered by the community for girl child education in the Abura-Asebu-Kwamankese district of Ghana using the descriptive design. The instrument used for the study was questionnaire which comprised Likert scale type questions. A sample size of 364 respondents was drawn from adult members of the community comprising Traditional Leaders, Teaching Staff at the District Education Office, Non-Governmental Organizations, Development Partners, Faith...
ABSTRACT The study sought to examine the cognitive, psychomotor and psychosocial values of folk games, how these games can develop life skills in school children and its integration in teaching and learning. The study focused on three selected districts from the central region of Ghana. Of each selected district, two basic schools were chosen for the study with teachers, parents and pupils being the target population. The convenience sampling technique under non-probability sampling was used...
ABSTRACT This study explored students’ and teachers’ perceptions of integrated science topics in the JHS (1-3)integrated science syllabus. It compared the perception of students’ with that of their teachers’ with the hope of ascertaining whether the perceptions do exist. The study also explore if gender and school location had any bearing on the performance of the students in relation to integrated science topics. The survey method was employed where q...
ABSTRACT The study examined the implementation of School Based Assessment in KEEA district in Central Region. The quota sampling procedure was used to select 200 basic school teachers in ten basic schools for the study. Five research questions and three hypotheses guided the study. Questionnaire was used for data collection for the study. The Cronbach’s coefficient alpha for the questionnaire was 0.85. The results showed that to...
ABSTRACT This study examined how to minimize the risk of floods through resilient design and construction with Tamale Metropolis as a case study. Perennial floods constitute a major challenge to humanity due to the socioeconomic implication for individuals and government. The outcome of floods results in destruction of facilities ranging from buildings to civil infrastructure. It is in this light that designers have a major role to play through resilient designs that can withstand ...
ABSTRACT The general objective of the study was to assess the credit risk management practices in financial institutions. Along this general objective, there were some specific purposes to help achieve the overall goal of the study. They include; examining the credit management practices of Ecobank Ghana Limited; to find out whether Ecobank Ghana Limited complies with central bank regulations on credit management and to identify the problems encountered in recovery of loans granted by Ecobank...
ABSTRACT The capitation grant policy is one of the most vital educational policies which is aimed at reducing the high illiteracy rate in the country. This study sought to evaluate the implementation of the capitation grant policy of government and its sustainability. The study therefore examined the implementation bottlenecks of the policy objective in selected basic schools in the Wa Municipality of the Upper West Region of Ghana. The study was a descriptive survey and the views of 90...
ABSTRACT The study sought to track the concerns of primary school teachers in the Cape Coast Metropolis about the 2007 educational reform in Ghana within the framework of the Stages of Concerns dimension of the Concerns-Based Adoption Model developed by Hall, Wallace and Dossett in 1973. Data were gathered from three hundred and sixteen (316) private and public school teachers in the Cape Coast Metropolis of the Ce...
ABSTRACT Teacher participation in decision-making at the teacher training colleges promotes a good atmosphere for administrative work and also enhances teaching and learning. However, most teachers were not involved in decision making at the teacher training colleges. The purpose of this study was to find out whether teachers were involved in decision-making process. The research design used was descriptive survey. The study sampled the opinions of tutors and principals regarding decis...
The classification of knowledge into different disciplines is not to distinct knowledge of one domain from the other as these are the parts of a whole but to make it easy, and to provide space for development and promotion of knowledge. Interdisciplinary research provides the opportunity to study different domains of knowledge from single perspective so that to reach to an eclectic picture of the phenomenon. Results showed that interdisciplinary research contributes a lot in promoting interdi...
A number of research studies have found differences between male and female students’ classroom participation. Some researchers link these differences to students’ gender, asserting that female students’ low participation is the result of male students’ active classroom participation. The purpose of this qualitative case study was to explore differences between students’ gender and their classroom participation and to investigate the ways through which students gender manifest itsel...
Developments in technology can support the generation of tools to enhance teaching and learning. In a digital world, teaching without technology is now considered incomplete. Film is one of the most effective tools used for propagating ideas and engaging people in reflections on events and philosophies of life. Films are therefore an influential channel for student learning. Students enjoy watching films, imitating movie characters and can learn languages and scientific concepts through ...
The study attempted to measure the effects of e-reading (reading from the screen of a laptop, tablet or other electronic display) and printed documents reading. Objectives of the study were to measure the effects of ereading materials on students’ comprehension and their retention power, to investigate the effects of traditional printed documents reading on students’ comprehension and their retention power and measure the differences between the effects of both types of readings (printed ...