ABSTRACT This study sought to improve laboratory practical skills of pre-service science teachers at the Evangelical Presbyterian College of Education, Bimbilla to enable them teach science lessons through practical mode. Action research design was used in the study. Level 200 pre-service science teachers constituted the sample of 82 who were drawn from the elective science class. The instrument used to correct data for study were attitude scale, semi structure interview and observation sch...
ABSTRACT The purpose of the research was to investigate into Basic Education Certificate Examination Results in Integrated Science of Public Junior High Schools in the Effutu Municipality. The main instrument used for the data collection was interviews. The population for the study was made up of Junior High Schools in the Effutu Municipality. The sample size was twenty-eight (28). The research design that was employed by the researcher was the ex-post facto design. The study revealed th...
ABSTRACT The study investigated the use of Computer-Assisted Instructions (CAI) to improve the performance of students in the teaching and learning of protein synthesis. The study was carried out at Swedru Senior High School. The accessible population was all form two biology students of the school. The sample for the study consisted of 90 students comprising 31 girls and 59 boys who were all SHS 2 science students. The study used qualitative and quantitative data gathering instruments....
ABSTRACT Empirical investigations on students’ conception of cell division in Biology indicated a major misunderstanding of some scientific concepts even after being thoroughly taught. Therefore the main aim of this study was to investigate the impact of computer-based instructional simulations in the teaching and learning of cell division. The target population was the form two Biology students of the Seventh Day Adventist Senior High School, Asokore, Koforidua. Two Home Economics c...
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 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 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 The study sought to investigate the effect of Cooperative Learning (CL) approach on achievement in some selected topics in physics. It also aimed at finding out their perception about cooperative Learning. Two control groups (class sizes 25 and 35) totaling 55 and two treatment groups (class sizes 25 and 35) totaling 55 were used. The study design was quasi-experimental with, pretest-intervention and post-intervention tests on the two groups (treatment and control). Four instrument...
ABSTRACT This study investigated the meanings Ghanaian Junior Secondary School Students give to science concept-related words they encounter in science textbooks for Junior Secondary Schools. The study also tried to determine whether the location of the school gender differences and the native language of the students, have any influence on their understanding of science concept-related words. The study involved 1028 students (455 females and 573 males) from 12(6 urban and 6 rural) out ...
ABSTRACT This study aimed at investigating how pupils of Ampabame No 1 Roman Catholic Junior High School in the Asokwa sub-metro performance can be enhanced through activity based approach. Fifty (50) Junior High School form three pupils were purposively sampled for the study. The nature of the study was an action research. The pre-test and the post-test research design was used, the same participants were pre-tested and post tested to find the effects of the intervention(i e practical activ...
ABSTRACT The objectives for this study were to determine the effect of computer assisted instruction based on constructivist theory approach over traditionally designed instruction on second year students of Afife Senior High Technical School in some selected topics in mechanics. Random sampling was used to select sample size of fifty (50) students. The total sample size was made up of twenty-seven (27) boys and twenty-three (23) girls. Test (pre-test and post-test), observation and intervie...