ABSTRACT Ghana, through her I.C.T. for Accelerated Development (ICT4AD) policy, has provided a number of ICT equipments to some schools in order to promote the integration of ICT into the teaching and learning process. This research study sheds light on Historyteachers’ perception and use of ICT tools in Senior High schools, by considering various variables which affect the success of the implementation of these tools. A questionnaire was completed by 67 History teachers who teach in Senio...
ABSTRACT This research focused on the impact of parenting styles on the personal and social development of children at Elmina. The study set out with the objective of finding out how pupils and parents in selected schools at Elmina perceived the types of parenting styles and their impacts on the personal and social development of children. Descriptive research design was used for the study. A sample of 250 pupils and 250 parents were randomly selected. Questionnaires were used to gather data...
ABSTRACT The main purpose of this study was to find out stakeholders’ perception of the inclusion of Religious and Moral Education (RME) in the Basic and Colleges of Education curriculum as a teaching subject and the perceptions that show the qualities of a good Religious and Moral Education teacher The descriptive survey design was used. The simple random sampling technique was employed. In all, the sample for the study comprised 257 respondents and was made up of 245 students, 6 Religio...
ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to investigate the teaching styles and motivational strategies of public primary school teachers in the Cape Coast Metropolis. The descriptive survey design was deemed the most appropriate research design to use in conducting the study. A sample size of 342 made up of 255 trained teachers and 87 pupils were captured for the study. The table of random numbers was used first to select 63 public primary schools within the Cape Coast Metropolis. An intervie...
ABSTRACT The main focus of educational management as a discipline is to develop human resources. From cursory observation, Dangme West District was identified as having more females who are not able to further their education beyond the basic level. The study was therefore intended to find out what factors account for females’ inability to study to the highest levels in order to enjoy the needed social status. The sample size of 300 was made up of Head teachers, teachers, parents and the J...
ABSTRACT The study explored the effect of social media on students’ academic performance in Senior High Schools in the Efutu Municipality. The study specifically, looked at the frequently utilised social media platforms and how social media exposure, addiction, and usage influences the students’ academic performance. Additionally, the study investigated gender and age difference that exist of social media usage. A descriptive cross-sectional survey was used. The study covered four Senio...
ABSTRACT The study looked at how accessible ICT tools are to students with visual impairment at the Wenchi Methodist Senior High School of Brong Ahafo Region of Ghana. A total number of 38 respondents took part in the survey. The 38 respondents were made up of 20 males, representing 52.6% of the students and 18 females, also representing 47.24% of the students. The Wenchi Methodist Senior High School was targeted because it is the only school that takes charge of the education of students w...
ABSTRACT Ghana like all nations needs useful and good quality education that will help in the country’s development. This can only be done when teachers are well equipped and competent enough to teach. Teacher competence is therefore very much necessary for the development of education. The study was, therefore, designed to find out teacher trainees’ perception of their competence. This was to find out how prepared they were after their initial training to teach. The researcher reviewed...
ABSTRACT The objective of the study was to find out the extent to which girls’ education is being affected by teenage pregnancy in the Tano North District of the Brong Ahafo Region. The study employed the survey method which basically aimed at gathering facts, opinions and attitudes for the purpose of description, explanation, exploration and to answer questions concerning the subject under study. The population of the study comprised young girls who had suffered teenage pregnancy and tee...
ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to examine the views of social studies tutors and students of selected Colleges of Education on how the teaching and learning of social studies could promote Citizenship Education. A sample of 20 tutors and 1000 final-year students were selected using census method from six Colleges of Education in the Eastern Region. Among the findings were: 1. Majority of the tutors and students understand citizenship as the exercise of rights and responsibilities, ma...
ABSTRACT Discipline among students is an essential tool for effective teaching and learning in an educational institution. However, dealing with responsible social behavior among students in Senior Secondary Schools has been a major challenge for educational administrators in Ghana. The study investigates the courses, nature and levels of indiscipline in Mfantsiman Girls Secondary School, Saltpond, Adisadel College, Cape Coast and Ghana National College, Cape Coast. To achieve this objectiv...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to find some of the causes of poor study habits among final year students of the 3 health training institutions in the Bolgatanga Municipality. The target population for the study comprised of all final year students of the health training institutions of the Bolgatanga Municipality totaling 240. The sample size was made up of 42 males and 18 females numbering sixty (60). The research design for the study was the descriptive sampling survey and the ins...
ABSTRACT The study aimed at investigating the attitude of basic school mathematics teachers towards instructional supervision in Cape Coast Metropolis. The population for the study comprised the basic school mathematics teachers, headteachers and circuit supervisors in the Cape Coast Metropolis. A total sample size of one hundred ninety-eight (198) was used. This was made up of 168 teachers, 24 headteachers and 6 circuit supervisors. The sampling techniques employed to select the schools and ...
ABSTRACT The study aimed at finding out whether Senior Secondary School teachers in the Ashanti Region of Ghana followed the basic principles in their testing practices. It also sought to find out whether pre-service training in testing contributes to competence in actual testing practice. Cluster and simple random sampling techniques were adopted to select 265 teachers of Mathematics, Integrated Science and English Language in 26 Senior Secondary Schools for the study. Eight research questi...
ABSTRACT This study investigated the comparative effectiveness of teaching through the use of multimedia and conventional teaching method in biology on senior high school students in relation to students’ achievement. The pre-test post-test non-equivalent quasi experimental design was used for this study. One hundred and ten (110) form three general science students who had biology as one of their major subjects were selected for the study. They were later grouped into control and experime...