ABSTRACT The study investigated public school junior high mathematics teachers’ conceptions of assessment and their practices of it. It intended to find the extent to which the teachers’ conceptions of the assessment practices reflect assessment for learning, assessment as learning and assessment of learning. It also put to bear the assessment tools that the teachers use in assessing mathematics learning outcomes. The study employed the concurrent triangulation mixed research design with...
ABSTRACT This study was conducted in Aowin District in the Western Region of the Republic of Ghana. It investigated the socio-economic background of parents in relation to the academic performance of pupils. A descriptive survey design using mixedmethods sequential explanatory approach was employed for this study. A combination of simple random, stratified and convenience sampling methods were used to select 126 study participants. Questionnaire (Cronbach’s alpha = 0.82) and semi-structure...
ABSTRACT The study investigated parental involvement in pupils’ education and its impact on academic performance of public Junior High School pupils in the Gomoa East District in the Central Region of Ghana. Explanatory sequential mixed methods was used for the study. Two hundred and one pupils were selected using multi-stage sampling technique (purposive, proportional and simple random). Questionnaires and interview guide were used to collect data for the study. Descriptive and inferenti...
ABSTRACT The aim of this research was to investigate into the issue of sexual harassment against female students in Senior High Schools the Kumasi Metropolis, in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. The descriptive survey research design was used for the study. A multi-stage sampling procedure was used to select the participants. A total of 540 female students were selected from six coeducational Senior High Schools. The main instrument used for the data collection was a questionnaire. The results ...
ABSTRACT Technology is now a compelling tool in teaching and learning, offering constructivism to education. Its use across all disciplines and Science education cannot be excluded. In view of this, using a descriptive research design, this study investigated Preservice teachers use of technology and constructivist events in colleges of education in the central region, Ghana. Data were collected through the use of questionnaire from a sample of 60 preservice teachers who were on their out pr...
ABSTRACT An assessment of Information and Communication Technology usage among teacher trainees in selected Colleges of Education in the Ashanti Region of Ghana was the main focus of this study. The population consisted of third year teacher trainees and tutors of the Colleges under the study. A sample of 123 respondents was considered for the study. These included 40 trainees and 1 tutor from each of the three Colleges under study. The instruments used for data collection were the question...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to evaluate the Perceived Role of Circuit Supervisors in Managing Conflicts in Basic Schools in the Kumasi Metropolis. It also examines the intensity of conflict in the circuits and the extent to which conflict management behaviours demonstrated by the Circuit Supervisors contribute to or reduce the amount of conflicts that arise in Basic Schools in the Metropolis. Information was obtained from both head teachers and teachers numbering 664 made up of 6...
ABSTRACT The study sought to explore Upper Primary and Junior High School mathematics teachers’ perceptions and practices of classroom assessment in the Gomoa East District in the Central Region of Ghana. A mixed method sequential explanatory study was undertaken using Mohamad’s (2009) conceptual framework (Classroom Assessment Process). A survey was first conducted using the Classroom Assessment Conception Instrument to gather quantitative data on the respondents (n = 289). Quanti...
ABSTRACT One of the basic grammatical rules often abused by basic school students is that regarding the use of grammatical concord. Thus, many JHS learners are challenged in the appropriate use of grammatical concord which obstructs communication. In this regard, the study explored students’ use of grammatical concord and the associated semantic effects among JHS students in the Cape Coast Metropolis. The theoretical arguments of this study are grounded in the syntactic theory, the referen...
ABSTRACT This study was conducted to assess the extent to which the practice of environmental education conforms to the theory and the influence of some background variables (gender, type of senior secondary school (SSS) attended, office held in the college and residential location) on the environmental knowledge and attitudes of teacher trainees in Nusrat Jahan Ahmadiyya (NJA) Teacher Training College, Wa, in the Upper West Region of Ghana. It was a case study conducted using questionnaire ...
ABSTRACT The main purpose of the study was to examine the nature of guidance and counselling administration, to find out the types of guidance and counselling services administered in the colleges, the role of tutors as well as the challenges associated with the administration of guidance and counselling services in colleges. The research design adopted for the study was a descriptive research design. A total of 269 respondents made up of 224 students, 45 tutors including the guidance and co...
ABSTRACT The study examined the relationship between students’ class attendance and their academic performance. To this end, four research hypotheses were formulated to guide the study. Descriptive surveys were employed for the study. A special form was designed to collect data on class attendance and academic performance from 1800 students who formed the unit of analyses. Relevant data gathered were used to test 4 hypotheses. Frequencies, percentages, means, and standard deviation were us...
ABSTRACT The researcher sought to find out the extent to which the Muslim Community of the Techiman Municipality participates in the development of basic education. The population for the study comprised heads and teachers of basic schools, chiefs and elders, parents, as well as education officers of the Techiman Municipality. The distribution of the sample for the study included 100 parents, 40 basic school teachers and heads, 5 municipal education officers, and 30 chiefs and elders, makin...
ABSTRACT This study was undertaken to investigate the factors affecting the academic performance of students of Dzolo Senior High School in the Volta Region of Ghana. The lottery method of simple random technique was used to select students while snowball and purposive sampling techniques were used to select old students and parents/guardians respectively. In all 178 respondents were selected for the research. They were made up of 44 students, 35 parents/guardians and 78 old students drawn ...
ABSTRACT This study was carried out to find out the general marital satisfaction level of The Church of Pentecost leaders in the Cape Coast Area. A descriptive survey design was used for the study. A sample size of 340 was selected for the study through the stratified and simple random (lottery method) sampling procedures from a population of 1975 church of Pentecost leaders in the Cape Coast Area. Three research questions and four hypotheses were formulated to guide the study. Data from res...