ABSTRACT Available studies have substantiated the effectiveness of ICT-based instructional approach on students‘ learning outcomes in other school subjects but it is rarely used among Junior Secondary School (JSS) students in Ogun State in particular due to teachers‘ poor attitude to classroom integration. This study, therefore, determined the effects of ICT-based instructional approach on in-service teachers‘ attitude to classroom integration and students‘ learning outcomes in basic...
ABSTRACT In the 21st century, scientists and climatologists have raised a lot of concerns about the world’s climate. Climate change is one of the major challenges in recent times and adds considerable stress to societies and to the environment. The search for lasting solution(s) to this menace is (are) still on course. The use of education has been found to be instrumental in addressing the challenges posed by climate change. This study, therefore, sought to find out the extent to which the...
ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to investigate teacher trainees’ attitude towards learning mathematics and their anxiety levels for teaching mathematics as trainees in the internship of the out-segment programme. The study involved 160 third year teacher trainees comprising 55 trainees from Upper East Region, 50 from Upper West Region and 55 from Central Region of Ghana using purposive sampling technique. Teacher trainees showed positive attitude towards all the six variables measured...
ABSTRACT The management of student records in the University faces some challenges. This research work was, therefore, a study of the Status of Student Records Management in the University of Cape Coast. The study was a descriptive survey research. It was aimed at finding out the challenges which define the status of the management of student records - admission, registration, and academic achievement records - and the provision of suggestions to improve records management practice. The purpo...
ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to assess basic school mathematics teachers Information Communication Technology integration in the classroom. Survey method was used as the design for study. The study employed a survey method as a design. Cluster sampling technique was used to select 148 mathematics teachers in Bibiani in the western region of Ghana. The study employed questionnaires in the data collection. The findings of the study indicated that basic school mathematics teachers repor...
ABSTRACT The nature of reform varies across countries due to unique combinations of historical, cultural, institutional and political factors. When education is reformed, some changes occur and these affect curriculum, teacher development, school plant and structures among many others. The study was to determine the causes of educational reforms, what should be done to make the reforms successful and how the reforms should be implemented. The research design used for the study was a case stud...
ABSTRACT The retention of trained teachers in senior high schools is a major problem confronting the delivery of education in Ghana. Governments over the years have worked to address this problem. However, it still persists. Job dissatisfaction is identified as a factor responsible for the situation (Dilworth, 1991). Studies conducted elsewhere also attributed the problem to the demographic characteristics of teachers (Narayana & Rao, 2000; Shamail, Tariq, Jalil, & Szabist, 2004). This study,...
ABSTRACT The main purpose of this study was to investigate the key issues and challenges perceived by Pupils, Mathematics teachers, Headteachers and Circuit supervisors as contributing to pupils’ poor performance in mathematics in some rural schools in the New Juaben Municipality. It was to find out how stakeholders of mathematics education perceive teachers’ support for the learning of mathematics. Also, the study sought to find out the perceptions of stakeholders about schools’ suppor...
ABSTRACT The main purpose of the study was to examine the relationship between the university’s organisational culture and lecturers’ commitment to the university. A correlational research was carried out using randomly selected academic staff of the University of Cape Coast. The study involved 237 respondents who responded to a self- administered questionnaire. The Cronbach’s alpha was used to test for the reliability of the instrument. The reliability coefficient was 0.80. The statist...
ABSTR4.CT This study examined regular school teacher attitude towards inclusive education in the Cape Coast Municipality of Ghana. Precisely, the study investigated teachers' level of conceptualization/understanding of inclusive education, the prime factors responsible for their differing attitude towards inclusive education as well as steps that can be implemented to improve and promote inclusive education in the municipality. One hundred and thirty-two (132) teachers were selected for the s...
ABSTRACT This study was conducted to find out teachers' and students' perception of and attitude towards the religious and moral education programme in senior secondary schools in the Upper-East Region of Ghana. The sample for the study consisted of344 respondents comprising 50 teachers and 294 students. Purposive and simple random sampling techniques were used to select the participants for the study. Six research questions and two hypotheses were fannulated to guide the study. Two sets of q...
ABSTRACT The study was carried out among Conference of Heads of Assisted Secondary Schools (CHASS) in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana. The objective was to find out the perception of heads of government Assisted Secondary Schools towards financial administration procedures practiced in schools. The study was also intended to find out the background of the heads and the bursars on the relationship that should exist among them. The study however established that the heads and the bursars role...
ABSTRACT The lyrics of traditional music are an information source usually neglected in the study of cultures, yet, they hold an important part of oral history. This study examines the contexts and lyrics of a traditional music and dance form called Kpa shimo, which is performed by the people of La during their annual festival – Homowo. Kpa is the only type of music that is permitted during the festival in La. Some literary sources present the Homowo festival as a generic series of ceremoni...
ABSTRACT Education is considered as the bedrock for economic, political and social transformation of any society. Over the years there has been an increasing awareness and acceptance of assertion that teachers are the oil that lubricate the engine of education in society. If it is so, then professional development of teachers is an essential ingredient for development of skills, knowledge, and attitude to enhance their delivery in effective and efficient manner. Additionally, there are some f...
ABSTRACT Open Educational Resources are (OERs) are teaching and learning materials which are in the public domain or made freely available by means of open licenses for learners, teachers and researchers. In today’s technological age, OERs have come to play a major role in higher educational institutions. There are a number of OER initiatives in higher educational institutions in Ghana. However, there is no study to determine the status of OER adoption and use by faculty in Ghana. The probl...