ABSTRACT The study investigated the contribution of World Vision, Ghana (WVG) in provision of quality basic education in the Bongo District. The study sought to identify the extent to which WVG has contributed to infrastructural development, textbooks and other teaching/learning materials staffing, in-service training and support for Girl-Child Education and needy school children. The descriptive survey method was adopted with a sample size of 310. The questionnaire was the main instrument us...
Abstract The marital decisions of educated women have attracted a lot of attention and have eventually become a topic of discussion on different platforms including the public domain. For some scholars and people, education has a bad influence on women’s marital decisions as it tends to lead women to appreciating singlehood and cohabitation over marriage. For others, the opposite is true. There are scholars who have even argued that education does not play any role in the marital decisions ...
ABSTRACT The major problems facing educational system in Nigeria are those of resource allocation and resource utilisation. This study took stock of the resources in the Junior Secondary Schools in Oyo State and evaluated the degree of internal efficiency of Junior Secondary Education. The study focused on: 1) making a critical analysis of the extent to which resources are made available to Junior Secondary Education in Oyo State; 2) identifying the extent to which the resources are being ...
ABSTRACT The study investigated factors contributing to poor academic performance of pupils in mathematics: a case of pupils in Our Lady of Holy Cross School, Kasoa in the Central Region of Ghana. Descriptive research design utilising the quantitative research approach was used in the study. A sample of forty (40) JHS pupils was selected using simple random sampling technique. Questionnaire was the instrument used for data collection. Data were analysed using descriptive statistics (frequenci...
ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to investigate the relationship between socio-economic background and academic performance of children in basic schools in AsikumaOdoben-Brakwa District. The study adopted a cross-sectional survey research design. Quantitative and qualitative approaches were employed in the study. Through purposive and convenience sampling techniques 138 respondents (120 pupils, 12 parents, and 6 teachers) were sampled for the study. The researcher used questionnaire, int...
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 w...
ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to investigate the learning style preferences and study habits and how they affect the academic achievement among students in public junior high schools in the Effutu Municipality Central Region. The study was grounded in Fleming‟s (1995) VAK learning style theory and the Bakare‟s (1977) study habits inventory. The descriptive survey design was used and was aligned with positivist paradigm where 532 public junior high school pupils were chosen through...
ABSTRACT The main purpose of this study was to find out the community contributions to primary education with specific reference to Bouza Local Government Area. With an attempt to address the problem of community contributions in the development of primary schools in Bouza local Government the study employed sample survey research design. It was on this basis that 140 schools were drawn from the 231 schools existing in Bouza local Government. The instrument, the questionnaire was used a...
Abstract An investigation into students performances in Science and Mathematics was conducted. Three selected secondary Schools formed the sample of the study. Mock and Wasc examination results in science and mathematics of One thousand one hundred and ninety-three (1193) students are the variables used for the investigation. The investigator developed and tested four hypotheses so as to find out the relationships between the students performances in science and mathematics examinations. Th...
ABSTRACT The study investigated public school junior high mathematics teachers’ conceptions of assessment and their practices of it. It intended to find the extent to which the teachers’ conceptions of the assessment practices reflect assessment for learning, assessment as learning and assessment of learning. It also put to bear the assessment tools that the teachers use in assessing mathematics learning outcomes. The study employed the concurrent triangulation mixed research design with...
ABSTRACT This study was conducted in Aowin District in the Western Region of the Republic of Ghana. It investigated the socio-economic background of parents in relation to the academic performance of pupils. A descriptive survey design using mixedmethods sequential explanatory approach was employed for this study. A combination of simple random, stratified and convenience sampling methods were used to select 126 study participants. Questionnaire (Cronbach’s alpha = 0.82) and semi-structure...
ABSTRACT The study investigated parental involvement in pupils’ education and its impact on academic performance of public Junior High School pupils in the Gomoa East District in the Central Region of Ghana. Explanatory sequential mixed methods was used for the study. Two hundred and one pupils were selected using multi-stage sampling technique (purposive, proportional and simple random). Questionnaires and interview guide were used to collect data for the study. Descriptive and inferenti...
ABSTRACT The aim of this research was to investigate into the issue of sexual harassment against female students in Senior High Schools the Kumasi Metropolis, in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. The descriptive survey research design was used for the study. A multi-stage sampling procedure was used to select the participants. A total of 540 female students were selected from six coeducational Senior High Schools. The main instrument used for the data collection was a questionnaire. The results ...
ABSTRACT Technology is now a compelling tool in teaching and learning, offering constructivism to education. Its use across all disciplines and Science education cannot be excluded. In view of this, using a descriptive research design, this study investigated Preservice teachers use of technology and constructivist events in colleges of education in the central region, Ghana. Data were collected through the use of questionnaire from a sample of 60 preservice teachers who were on their out pr...
ABSTRACT An assessment of Information and Communication Technology usage among teacher trainees in selected Colleges of Education in the Ashanti Region of Ghana was the main focus of this study. The population consisted of third year teacher trainees and tutors of the Colleges under the study. A sample of 123 respondents was considered for the study. These included 40 trainees and 1 tutor from each of the three Colleges under study. The instruments used for data collection were the question...