ABSTRACT The study sought to find out the perceptions of teachers, head teachers and circuit supervisors on head teachers’ supervisory competence at the basic school level. It sought to find out whether and how head teachers are trained, how they are developed, how teachers and circuit supervisors perceive head teachers as being competent, how the head teachers perceive their own level of competence, and the support the head teachers receive from their circuit supervisors. The views of a to...
ABSTRACT The study was on supervision of basic school teachers in the Jasikan District in Volta Region of Ghana. The purpose of the study was to find out types of supervision carried out in the district, the type which was being emphasized, the type the teachers preferred and challenges that were confronting supervision. Ninety eight schools and the district education office were covered. In all 200 respondents were involved. Data was collected through interview and questionnaire. The statist...
ABSTRACT This thesis used the notion of life after death in the African traditional religion to create a picturesque or an imaginary ‘African classicism’ about the ancestors (Nananom Nsamanfo) coming out of their graves to dance. In addition, the concept of cultural return to roots has been used to blend Ghanaian traditional musical resources (tunes, rhythms, art, etc) and styles with scholarly compositional techniques. Within the present study, Asamanasaw is an instrumental composition f...
ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to explore the relationship between the multiplechoice test construction competencies of senior high school teachers in the Kwahu-South District and the quality of multiple-choice test items they construct, as well as the effect of years of teaching on such relationship. To examine the relationship among the variables under investigation, the quantitative approach is employed using correlational research design. The total number of teachers that constitut...
ABSTRACT The use of practical activities in science has been accepted as part of i the science teaching and learning in Ghanaian Senior Secondary Schools f: albeit for different reasons. Over the years, the West African Examination Ii Council (WAEC) Chief Examiners' reports have consistently alluded to i weaknesses in students' performance in science practical examinations. I These weaknesses have cast serious doubts on Senior Secondary School (SSS) students' involvement in practical activiti...
ABSTRACT Students in developing countries are often taught for only a fraction of the intended number of school hours because time is often lost or wasted to informal school activities. The study sought to investigate how teachers utilize their timeon-task in selected schools in the Cape Coast Metropolis of Ghana using the descriptive survey research design. It examined factors that affect teacher timeon-task, effect of teacher time-on-task on students’ academic performance and how teacher ...
ABSTRACT The study set out to investigate the determinants responsible for the low performance of female students in science in the Aowin district. To achieve the purpose, the study was guided by five (5) objectives. Methodologically, descriptive research design was adopted for the study. The study employed quantitative approaches through the use of self – developed questionnaires. The female students in the five (5) educational circuits in the Aowin District participated in the study via r...
ABSTRACT The main focus of this study was to find out the perception tutors’ and students' hold on the performance of final year students of Tamale Nurses Training College in licensing examination from 2001-2004. A descriptive survey was the research design used. A questionnaire was the instrument used to collect data. The items were developed from related literature on the study. A total number of 100 respondents were selected through purposive and random sampling. These included 16 tutors...
ABSTRACT The study sought to identify the relationship between the perception of mathematics teachers about assessment and their assessment practices. Descriptive survey was adopted as a design for the study. Questionnaires were administered to a sample of 63 teachers in the Binduri District after which their lessons were observed to gather data for the study. A multi-stage sampling technique was used to get the sample for the study. Data was analysed based on the research questions and hypot...
ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to evaluate the factors influencing children behaviour using University of Cape Coast Kindergarten as a case study. The outcome of this study was to help shape people’s understanding of the behaviour of children at the kindergarten level and the factors that influence these behaviours. The descriptive research was employed in obtaining information about this topic. Three categories of people were considered as a sample population: teachers, parents and ...
ABSTRACT The study was carried out in Prampram in the Greater Accra region of Ghana to determine the factors which influence health seeking behaviour of fisher folks. To achieve this, a structured interview guide was used to gather data from 120 fisher folks in a face to face interview. The data collected was grouped and analyzed according to the seven specific objectives of the study and frequencies and percentages used to describe the results. The results revealed that 99% of fisher folks a...
ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to find out the extent to which students with visual impairments participate in physical education activities in Wenchi Methodist Senior High School in the Brong Ahafo region of Ghana. Data were gathered from 60 students with visual impairments and 2 physical education tutors. One-on-one interview and a closeended questionnaire were used for the data collection. Data from the questionnaire were presented on Statistical Package for Social Sciences vers...
ABSTRACT An action research was conducted by providing an alternative method, first principle approach, to enable students deduce limiting reagents in chemical reactions. Purposive sampling technique was employed to select 50 SHS 2 science students at Sunyani Senior High School in the Brong-Ahafo Region of Ghana for the study. This sampling technique was used because the participants needed to be students who had just completed a course in stoichiometry and chemical equations in chemis...
ABSTRACT The focus of this studio-based study was to transform scrap metals into aesthetic masterpieces of art. It was premised on the assumption that the intuitive technique of working with scrap metal art provides the freedom and flexibility to exercise creative expressions on a three dimensional level of art. Moreover, our environment can be enhanced and saved from untidiness and destitution through different efforts, one of which the artist can contribute his/her quota creatively to tran...
ABSTRACT The study assessed perceptions of institutional stakeholders regarding the role of university environment on the teaching and learning processes in the University of Cape Coast. The descriptive survey design was used for the study. The population for the study was all lecturers and administrators in the University of Cape Coast. The simple random sampling technique was used to select 125 lecturers and 98 administrators for the study. Four research questions guided the study. A 42-it...