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 Central Region. Results indicated that teachers have high concerns at personal, m...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to find out students’ perceptions of the Bachelor of Education (Accounting) programme in the University of Cape Coast. The study adopted the descriptive survey design in which data were collected within the overarching framework of the Context Input Process Product evaluation model. A sample size of 350 respondents participated in the study. The multi-stage sampling technique, employing the stratified sampling technique, proportionate random sampling...
ABSTRACT The study assessed the use of Life-Approach method of teaching Christian Religious Studies in Senior High Schools in the Brong Ahafo Region. To be specific, the study looked at the use of the method, problems associated with its use, instructional resources available to support its use and how teachers’ instructional practices conform to the Life-Approach method. The descriptive survey design was employed to carry out the study. The purposive and simple random sampling techniques ...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to investigate the technological pedagogical content knowledge of Social Studies teachers in the Senior High Schools in the Kumasi Metropolis in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. The study used “Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK)” by Mishra and Koehler (2006) as the theoretical framework. The study was descriptive in nature. The population comprised all the 136 Social Studies teachers in the nineteen public Senior High Schools in the Kuma...
ABSTRACT The teaching/learning of French as a foreign language in Senior High Schools in Ghana requires that the French teacher puts in place some measures to make the learner interact with others in French and also participate actively in the learning process. This study, therefore, attempts to describe some interactive strategies used by teachers of French to encourage learners to express themselves orally in the French language. Three lesson sessions are recorded at Holy Child Senior High ...
ABSTRACT The main objective of this study was to assess availability and utilization of ICT facilities in teaching of social studies in the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis. The descriptive research design was adopted for the study. A census technique was used for the 100 social studies teachers. The questionnaire was used to gather the requisite data for the study. The data were analysed through the computation of descriptive and inferential statistics such as frequencies, percentages, mean of ...
ABSTRACT The study examined the relationship between teacher quality and pupils’ performance in RME in basic schools in the Ga-South Municipality. The correlational research design was adopted for the study. Through the use of cluster sampling, multi-stage sampling and proportional allocation of sample size as well as the purposive sampling procedure, 159 basic schools and 532 respondents consisting of 357 pupils and 175 RME teachers were selected to participate in the study respectively....
ABSTRACT This study assesses the Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK) preparedness of student-teachers in the Department of Arts and Social Sciences Education (DASSE) of University of Cape Coast, Ghana. It uses the descriptive survey design. The stratified simple random sampling technique was used to sample 370 student-teachers of DASSE for the study. Questionnaire was adapted for the data collection. Descriptive (frequencies and percentages, mean of means and standard deviati...
ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to assess the impact of the UCC Distance Learning Programme on the professional development of basic school teachers in the Kumasi Metropolis in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. It was a descriptive survey. Stratified random sampling procedure was used to sample 315 basic school teachers from the 10 sub-metros of the Kumasi Metropolis to serve as respondents. Data were collected using a questionnaire with a Cronbach alpha reliability coefficient of .80 and an...
ABSTRACT The main objective of this study was to assess availability and utilization of ICT facilities in teaching of social studies in the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis. The descriptive research design was adopted for the study. A census technique was used for the 100 social studies teachers. The questionnaire was used to gather the requisite data for the study. The data were analysed through the computation of descriptive and inferential statistics such as frequencies, percentages, mean of me...
ABSTRACT The study sought to assess the challenges of the off campus teaching practice as perceived by the pre-service teacher. The descriptive survey adopted a quantitative and qualitative approach to the study with the use of questionnaires and focus group discussion as the main means for collecting data. The proportionate random sampling technique was used to select a sample of 146 out of a total population of 188 from which 24 respondents were also engaged in a focus group discussion Data...
ABSTRACT History as an academic discipline in the curriculum provides valuable information and perspectives embedded within a powerful analytical model, which can be especially useful in an inconsistent and rapidly changing world. Although History plays an important role in the schools’ curriculum, it is seen as the least patronized subjects among the Arts in recent times. This study sought to find out the declining popularity of History as a subject in senior high schools in the Central Re...
ABSTRACT This research was carried out in 13 Senior High Schools in the Cape Coast Metropolis with the aim of evaluating the impacts of national educational reform programmes (1974-2007) on the Senior High School Social Studies Curriculum. Data collected were analysed with the use of SPSS version 21. The study adopted the descriptive survey research design. The study employed both the quantitative and qualitative methods which provided the researcher the opportunity to corroborate findings a...
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 This research was carried out in 13 Senior High Schools in the Cape Coast Metropolis with the aim of evaluating the impacts of national educational reform programmes (1974-2007) on the Senior High School Social Studies Curriculum. Data collected were analysed with the use of SPSS version 21. The study adopted the descriptive survey research design. The study employed both the quantitative and qualitative methods which provided the researcher the opportunity to corroborate findings ac...