ABSTRACT The study investigated the nature and causes of mathematical anxiety among Senior High School (SHS) students and the extent to which age and anxiety level can predict their mathematics performance. Cross-Sectional survey design with a mixed-method approach was adopted to collect both qualitative and quantitative data. Purposive and simple random sampling techniques were used to sample of 270 final year students from non-science departments of four (4) public Senior High Schools in ...
ABSTRACT Integrated science is one of the core subjects offered in the Ghanaian Senior High School. Most of the concepts included in Science are abstract and therefore students find it difficult to understand the concepts. Cell division is one of the most problematic and difficult concepts that students learn in the Science syllabus. Questions on cell cycle, Mitosis and Meiosis in Cell Division are very popular in the West African Certificate examination.Analysis of the Science paper us...
ABSTRACT This study investigated the instructional assessment practices of junior high school integrated science teachers, the pattern, techniques and challenges in Bia West District of the Western region with a view to providing a baseline data on the state of the art of this important aspect of science teaching. A total of 54 science teachers and 250 pupils were drawn from nine circuits consisting of 68 public junior high schools in Bia West District constituted the participants in the st...
ABSTRACT This was a qualitative study focused on access to rehabilitation services for persons with physical disabilities at the Salvation Army Rehabilitation and Orthopedic Training Center at Agona- Duakwa in the Central Region of Ghana. Data was collected and analyzed thematically with the use of document scrutiny which enabled for data triangulation during the analysis process. Results indicated that persons with physical disabilities had three main types of access to the Center whi...
ABSTRACT This case study was to find out the approaches teachers’ use in teaching mathematics to students with visual impairment at Adidome Senior High School in the Volta Region of Ghana. Sixteen students with visual impairment were purposively sampled from a population of 19 students. Data were gathered using a semi-structured interview guide. Data were coded and analyzed using the thematic approach. Results of the study indicated that the teachers employed strategies such as peer tutori...
ABSTRACT Liquidity management has always proven to be one of the difficult management function that business leaders have to deal with in their business operations. Interestingly, there is no conventional wisdom as to the required threshold of liquidity a business have to maintain in order to remain sustainable hence, every business entity will require its own liquidity management policy. The study investigated how corporate liquidity management affect firm performance using listed financia...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to find out the strategies teachers use in managing children with inappropriate behaviours in selected basic schools in Sandema in the Upper East Region of Ghana. This study employed a mixed method research design to guide the study. The sample size was 36 respondents. Questionnaire in the form of a Likert-type scale was used to collect data for the study. The data collected were analyzed using descriptive statistical methods. The results revealed ...
ABSTRACT Body enhancement has been a long standing culture in Ghana and the rest of the Currently, breasts and buttocks enhancement has become a new trend of body enhancement in Ghana. In the study, the researcher has sought to investigate into the current trends of body enhancement of female breasts and buttocks. The study addressed the rational, negative implications and experiences of breasts/buttocks enhancement from the enhanced persons, medical experts and non-enhanced breasts and but...
ABSTRACT Several developing countries at various levels of socio- economic development have recognized the need and importance of taking measures to improve the performance of their construction industry. One of the means to this end has been the use of effective site managers in project execution. The aim of this study was to empirically examine the impact of site managers‘ managerial skills on construction project success. The study employed quantitative survey approach. Questionnaire w...
ABSTRACT This descriptive study explored parental involvement in the education of their children who are blind at Asuogya D/A Junior High School in the Brong Ahafo region of Ghana. Thirty-five participants made up of fifteen parents and twenty teachers responded to the interview items and the questionnaire. The study employed convenient and purposive sampling techniques to sample the parents and teachers for the study. Data was analyzed using SPSS to obtain simple frequencies and p...
ABSTRACT GeoGebra is a free computer application software that provides an algebra view, geometry view, spreadsheet view and an input bar. This study looked at if this instructional tool can be used to enhance the teaching and learning of rigid motion in senior high schools in Ghana. The objectives of this study were to assess the applicability of GeoGebra in the teaching and learning of mathematics in secondary schools in Ghana. The difference in...
Background: It has been agreed upon by educators and scholars that one of the key successes in any educational setting is promoting the professional development of teachers. Having this in mind, the researchers of the present study investigated nursing English for academic purposes (EAP) and instructors’ perceptions of knowledge sharing. In addition, they sought whether EAP instructors’ perceptions of knowledge sharing would predict their professional...
ABSTRACT The construction sector is an important sector of the economy and contributes significantly to Gross Domestic Product(GDP).The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has noted that about one-tenth of the global economy is dedicated to constructing and operating home and offices(UNEP, 1996). This work is focused on assessing Contractors’ performances on building projects. The study area for this research is the New Juaben Municipality in the Eastern region of Ghana. Qu...
ABSTRACT The study was conducted to show the impact concept mapping has as a teaching strategy in an attempt to reduce cognitive load of first year biology students of St. Dominic’s Senior High School. In the study, the students were taught how to construct concept maps on classification of plants. A convenience sampling technique was used to select a sample of sixty (60) in-tact class of form one biology students in the school. An observation was used by the Researcher to collect...
ABSTRACT The search for alternative and durable substitutes for timber has made the use of bamboo and rattans receive significant attention lately. This study investigates the knowledge and perception consumers hold for bamboo and rattan furniture products as an alternative to hardwood furniture. Questionnaire was used to solicit information from 384 craftsmen and household heads from Takoradi metropolis in the Western region. The craftsmen were purposively sampled while systematic ran...