ABSTRACT The study is a by-product of an acculturation of music that uses the creative dynamism mode, and deliberately searches the musical elements of the Aboakyer festival of the Effutu of Winneba in the Central Region of Ghana. It integrates these elements with the Western compositional techniques to create a relatively unique hybrid atonal programmed music of the African. The research adopted the aesthetic functionalism theory on social functions wherein meaning of music is derived...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to investigate the perception of ICT on the teaching and learning of Kinematics graphs among SHS 2 science students of Saint Roses Senior High school, Akwatia-Eastern Region. A descriptive survey design using quantitative approach was employed in this study. Purposive and simple random sampling procedures were used on fifty-four (54) participants. Structured questionnaire was the instrument used to collect data in this study. Descriptive statistics too...
ABSTRACT Furniture is a use in making a room or other areas ready for occupancy in every house hold in the world. It provides comfort and harmony in the room for humanity. It also provides livelihood for furniture companies and employees in general. It’s production is of great importance in that, it creates jobs, generate income, reduce poverty and generate export earnings. There are two types of furniture in the Ghanaian market, the foreign and the local furniture. The foreign produc...
ABSTRACT Photosynthesis is a biological process which is critical for producing food for all living organisms. The study explores the results of learners’ performance with regard to photosynthesis and suggests ways and procedures to help the learners to perform at their maximum level. The targeted group consisted of 30 students in Abetifi Presbyterian Senior High School on the Kwahu Ridge in the Eastern region. The release of 2013 WASCE examination results, for example, was followe...
ABSTRACT The study was on administrative challenges the in-in out programme in Bibiani Anhwiaso Bekwai District of Western Region of Ghana. The main studywasto Wlearththe administrative challenges associated with the implementation of the "out'" segment ofthe in·in·ou lprogrammein selected schools in Biblam Anhwiaso Bekwai DlstnctIn all twenty (20) Basicschools wereinvolved in the study.Onehundredand thirty-eight respondents participated in the study The main researchinstrument employedto...
ABSTRACT The study was designed purposively to investigate the challenges affecting attitudes towards information technology integration in Physical Education teaching among teachers of Senior High Schools in the Western Region of Ghana. Descriptive design was adopted in carrying out the research. Seventy-eight (78) Physical Education teachers were sampled using the census sampling technique. Secondary Physical Education Teacher‘s Attitudes and Information Technology Practices Inventory (...
ABSTRACT The construction industry is one of the largest job creators in developing countries and is highly competitive. Achieving success in public construction projects is difficult because it requires economy, efficiency, quality, fairness and transparency. Construction projects are undertaken upon the request of owners/clients and almost always involve multiple entities which are also accountable to external financial audit and statutory agencies. The aim of the study was to identify ke...
ABSTRACT This project is concerned about the comparisons between the usage of timber and steel formworks and their impact on the environment in the construction industry in Ghana. In order to achieve the objectives of the study, some selected construction companies in the Accra Metropolis were used. Although timber formwork has dominated the construction industry worldwide, forests all over the world has been depleted. This has led to greater impacts to economies of poor nations and its peop...
ABSTRACT Unlike choral art and popular music, the military band is still hooked to its umbilical cord of using fundamentally Western music as its repertoire. It has been my strongest desire that a sensitization be done on the need to adopt and adapt our rich cultural heritage to ensure that our military band music also becomes part of the global musical discourse. This quest ignited the study that focused on the Kinka genre of the Avenorpedo people of the Volta Region in Ghana. The res...
ABSTRACT The over-dependence on the primary timber species has resulted in increased focus on research in the Lesser Used Species (LUS). Cleistopholis patens is an LUS commonly found in Sierra Leone and Ghana, yet it is commercially underutilized. This study assessed some physical, mechanical, and natural durability of C. patens against termites in comparison with other known commercial species. Three C. patens trees, collected from Assin Akropong Forest Reserve near Assin Fosu in the C...
ABSTRACT The study investigated the use of computer assisted programme to improve the performance of first year General Arts students on digestion of humans. The study employed action research design. The sample used for the study was 60 first year General Arts students. The instruments used for data collection were pretest and posttest and structured interview. Data collected were analyzed using SPSS. Descriptive statistics were used to organize students’ test scores into means and st...
ABSTRACT Over the years, financial inclusion has gained interest in both economic and financial discourse and it has a development policy especially in developing economies. Developing countries such as Ghana are developing various policies and regulatory framework to ensure they reach all those excluded financially especially the rural dwellers. Mobile phone technology has served as an option for rural populace to embark on financial transaction such as payment, transfers, savings and mobil...
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...