ABSTRACT The study sought to evaluate the implementation of the National Literacy Acceleration Programme (NALAP) and to assess progress made so far after the implementation. This study again sought to assess how the teaching of language and literacy from the Kindergarten to primary three was implemented as a follow-up to the NALAP which is bi-literacy language programme and whether the methods, strategies and materials of NALAP were effectively used. It was also to investigate the extent to ...
ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to investigate factors associated with the rate of teacher attrition in public Basic Schools in the South Dayi District. The study further sought to explore mechanisms put in place by stakeholders to help retain public Basic School teachers in the district. A mixed method concurrent triangulation research design was used in the conduct of this study. The study was guided by four research questions. Data for the study were collected through two methods: ...
ABSTRACT One cannot dispute the fact that the home plays a critical role in the mathematics learning of children. Pupils in school are exposed to the same instructional activities but their performances differ. Differences in home environments contribute much to their performances in school. This study, therefore, sought to explore how home factors of Basic School pupils contribute to their academic achievement in mathematics in the Amansie West District of Ghana. The purpose of this study w...
ABSTRACT The study explored Ghanaian primary school mathematics teachers’ conceptions and practices of constructivist instructional strategies (CIS). The study employed a descriptive survey research design to collect data from 205 primary school mathematics teachers in the Upper East region of Ghana. Out of the number, eight (8) teachers were selected for classroom observations and interviews. Purposive sampling was used to sample public primary school mathematics teachers in the Upp...
ABSTRACT This study examined Junior High School mathematics teachers’ perception and use of the principles of constructivism in the Effutu Municipality of the Central Region, Ghana. This study used the descriptive survey research design and adopted a mixed method approach to data analysis and presentation. The purposive sampling technique was used to sample one hundred and thirty-eight (138) JHS mathematics teachers for the study. Instruments such as documents, a structured questionnaire ...
ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to explore primary school teachers‟ conceptions and use of multiple representations in the mathematics classroom in the Lower Manya Municipality in the Eastern Region of Ghana. The research was conducted in the Lower Manya Municipality in the Eastern Region of Ghana. The theoretical framework that underpinned the study was Lesh, Post, and Behr Multiple theory. The research design employed in the study was Case study. All primary three and six mathemat...
ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to examine the state of Instructional supervision of Social Studies teachers in public basic junior high schools in the Aowin District in the Western Region of Ghana. The study employed descriptive survey as research design. The study engaged multi-stage sampling using stratified, simple random and quota sampling techniques to sample two hundred and ten (210) respondents. Questionnaire and interview guide were the main instruments used for data collection...
ABSTRACT Vocabulary knowledge is one of the leading indicators of a student’s ability to comprehend a text. With this in mind, it is necessary that English language teachers in every content area, search for best practices in vocabulary instruction that will benefit students in comprehension. The purpose of the study was to assess effective teaching of vocabulary learning in English language at t...
ABSTRACT The Ministry of Education (MoE)/Ghana Education Service (GES) requires all mathematics teachers to use manipulative materials to teach mathematics in Junior High Schools (JHSs) because they have the potential to demystify learning of the subject. The study was designed to examine the use of manipulative materials in teaching mathematics among junior high school teachers in the Wa municipality of the Upper West Region of Ghana. Three instruments, namely,questionnaire, interview guid...
ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to assess the contribution of physical facilities to the teaching and learning in pre-schools in the Techiman North District of the Brong Ahafo Region of Ghana. The study adopted descriptive research with a concurrent mixed method design. Seventy-five respondents consisting of 60 teachers and 15 attendants were sampled for the study. The study employed systematic sampling, simple random sampling and convenience sampling techniques in sampling the partici...
ABSTRACT Little is known about the basic school Language teachers’ Pedagogical Content Knowledge and their Classroom Teaching Practices. Through interview and observation, this qualitative case study sought to examine and unearth the Pedagogical Content Knowledge and the Classroom Teaching Practices of basic school English Language teachers in the Assin South district. A total of 10 basic school English Language teachers were purposively selected for the study. Data collected wa...
ABSTRACT The Ministry of Education (MoE)/Ghana Education Service (GES) requires all mathematics teachers to use manipulative materials to teach mathematics in Junior High Schools (JHSs) because they have the potential to demystify learning of the subject. The study was designed to examine the use of manipulative materials in teaching mathematics among junior high school teachers in the Wa municipality of the Upper West Region of Ghana. Three instruments, namely,questionnaire, interview guid...
ABSTRACT This study investigated study habits and academic performance among Public Junior High School Pupils in the Ekumfi District of the Central Region of Ghana whilst controlling for the controlling effect of learning styles. Study Habits Theory by Bakare (1977) and Learning Styles Theory by Fernald et al. (1921) served as the theoretical framework of the study. The mixed sequential explanatory approach was followed in the conduct of the study where both quantitative and qualitative dat...
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...