Research Papers/Topics in Science Education

INVESTIGATION INTO THE ATTITUDES EXHIBITED BY SHS TWO STUDENTS TOWARDS ICT INTEGRATION AT SALAGA SENIOR HIGH SCHOO..

ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to investigate the attitudes of SHS two chemistry students of Salaga Senior High School towards ICT integration in their teaching and learning. The study attempted to establish the ICT infrastructure available in schools to enable them integrate ICT in teaching and learning and the perceptions of school managers in integrating ICT in teaching and learning in the school. For this study, an exploratory approach, using descriptive survey design was used. Th...

THE IMPACT OF INTEGRATING INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY INTO THE TEACHING AND LEARNING OF BIOLOGY IN GHANAIAN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS ..

ABSTRACT The study investigated the impact of integrating ICT on the teaching and learning of Biology in a Ghanaian Senior High School. The research was quasi experimental involving a post-test only non-equivalent control group design. The population of the study comprised all the Biology teachers and all Biology students in PRESEC, Osu. A purposive sampling method was used to select five (5) Biology teachers and ninety eight (98) SHS 3 Biology students. The instruments used for the collectio...

IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL BIOLOGY CURRICULUM: A STUDY OF CURRICULUM INTENTIONS AND CLASSROOM PRACTICE IN THE CENTRAL REGION OF GHANA..

ABSTRACT This study evaluated the classroom implementation of the Senior High School elective biology curriculum in the Central Region of Ghana. A cross-sectional descriptive survey design was used for the study. Three instruments were designed and validated for data collection; these were (i) Questionnaire (ii) Interview (iii) Observation Instrument (Barbados Workshop Instrument) as the main instrument for the study. The target population comprised all the public Senior High Schools in the C...

EFFECTS OF COMPUTER-BASED LEARNING IN PHYSICS AMONG PURE SCIENCE STUDENTS OF AGONA NYAKROM SENIOR HIGH TECHNICAL SCHOOL..

ABSTRACT This study investigated the comparative efficiency of computer-based instruction (CBI) and traditional teaching method in physics among pure science students of Agona Nyakrom Senior High Technical School.The experimental design was used for this study. The research population for this study comprised of teachers and students of Agona Nyakrom Senior Technical High School .Purposive and simple random sampling techniques were used to select a sample of 62 respondents for the study. Both...

USING MODEL TO TEACH DOUBLE INDICATOR TITRATION BASED ON THE CONSTRUCTIVIST APPROACH..

ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to use model to teach double indicator titration at the SHS. Five research questions were formed to guide this study. This study used action research design using quantitative approach. Purposive and simple random sampling procedures were employed to select one hundred and seventy-five (175) participants for the study. Classroom observational checklist and questionnaire were the instruments used to collect data in the study. Descriptive statistics tools ...

COMPARING CONCEPT MAPPING AND TRADITIONAL METHODS IN TEACHING SOME SELECTED TOPICS IN BIOLOGY AT THE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL IN GHANA

ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to compare the concept mapping approach which is based on constructivist theory to the traditional method of teaching biology in senior high schools. Two intact classes were randomly selected from five co-educational senior high schools offering elective biology in the New Juaben Municipality. The design used was the pretest post nonequivalent quasi design. The sample size was 105 students. The experimental group consisted of 51 students while the contro...

COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF CONCEPT MAPPING AND TRADITIONAL METHODS IN TEACHING SELECTED TOPICS IN BIOLOGY

ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to compare the effects of concept mapping and traditional methods on students’ performance in some selected topics in Biology in the Kwaebibirem District in the Eastern Region. Asuom Senior High School was the experimental school while Kade Technical Senior High School was the control school in this study. A pre-test – post-test non-equivalent quasi-experimental design was used for the study. The sample size was 124 students. The experimental group consi...

ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY: AN ASSESSMENT OF WASTE MANAGEMENT BEHAVIOUR AND PRACTICES ON SOME CAMPUSES OF UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION, WINNEBA

ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to assess the environmental issues on some campuses of the University of Education, Winneba, particularly, on areas pertaining to waste management behaviour and practices. The study was carried out in Kumasi, Winneba and Mampong Campuses of the University. All staff and students of University of Education were the target populations but 734 participants were sampled from the accessible population. Questionnaires, Focus Group Discussions and Document Anal...

THE EFFECT OF COMPUTER ASSISTED INSTRUCTION (CAI) ON STUDENTS’ ATTITUDE AND COGNITIVE ACHIEVEMENT IN CHEMICAL BONDING.

ABSTRACT The study investigated the effect of Computer Assisted Instruction (CAI) on the attitude and cognitive achievement of students in chemical bonding. The study compared the effect of CAI and a Traditional Method of Teaching (TMT) on the cognitive achievement of students in chemical bonding. The study was conducted in the Kwahu East District of the Eastern Region of Ghana. Schools that offered chemistry as an elective subject were the target population. The total accessible population f...

KINGSLEY ABOAGYE GHUNNEY

ABSTRACT This research work sought to improve on the performance of students through the use of hands-on instructional approaches in integrated science. An Action Research was used in this study to improve students‟ performance in integrated science. Second Year General Art Students of Queen of Peace Senior High School numbering 57 was the sample used for the study. The research instruments used included observation, interview, questionnaires and tests. It was observed that these students b...

ASSESSING THE IMPACT OF SCIENCE RESOURCE CENTRE PROJECT (III) ON STUDENTS’ PERFORMANCE IN BIOLOGY IN SOME SELECTED SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS IN THE UPPER WEST REGION

ABSTRACT The study investigated the impact of Science Resource Centre Project III on students’ performance in biology in some selected schools in Upper West Region, Ghana. The study adopted a quantitative survey design. The study involved 6 biology teachers and 6 heads of departments from 6 public senior high schools and two batches of final year biology students (2013 and 2015 batches) were used to collect data for the study. The 12 teachers and 6 schools chosen as participants were purpos...

THE USE OF SCIENCE PROCESS SKILLS TO FACILITATE STUDENT’S’ LEARNING OF PHYSICS.

ABSTRACT The main purpose of the study was to give suggestions to facilitate student‟s‟ learning of physics using science process skills at Bolgatanga Senior High School in the Upper East Region of Ghana. This was to be achieved through the use of group activity approach and the organisations of laboratory practical activities. The study was an Action Research that used fifty five second year students out of a population of 680 physics students in the school based on purposive sampling pr...

USING COOPERATIVE LEARNING APPROACH TO IMPROVE ON THE PERFORMANCE OF FORM TWO INTEGRATED SCIENCE STUDENTS AT OBRACHIRE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL IN THE CENTRAL REGION OF GHANA

ABSTRACT This study presents the use of cooperative learning method that improved Integrated Science teaching in a comfortable non-threatening setting. It assessed the effects of cooperative learning and traditional learning methods on achievement of form two students in Integrated Science . This is an experimental study in which cooperative learning method - Student Team Achievement Division, developed by Slavin is selected as a teaching method and as a form of intervention and compared to t...

USING COOPERATIVE INSTRUCTIONAL APPROACH TO IMPROVE TEACHING AND LEARNING OF RESPIRATION AMONG FORM 2 HOME ECONOMICS STUDENTS IN PRESBYTERIAN GIRLS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, ODUMASE-KROBO

The interest of Senior High School (SHS) students towards the study of science has declined in many countries across the globe including Ghana. On the 14th-15th of November, 2005 member countries of organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) met in Amsterdam to discuss the Declining Students Enrollment in sciences and technology, and suggested that graduates turn out in the sciences in some member countries showed a drop of 30%-50% over the last 8- 10years. West African Exa...

COMPARING ACTIVITY-BASED AND DISCUSSION METHODS OF TEACHING AND LEARNING OF SEED GERMINATION: A CASE STUDY IN ANYINASU M/A JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL, ASHANTI REGION

ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to compare the activity-based and discussion methods of teaching and learning of seed germination: a case study in Anyinasu M/A Junior High School. Thirty pupils were involved in the study. The pupils were put into two groups (Group ‘A’ and Group ‘B’). Group ‘A’ of 15 pupils were taught seed germination using discussion method whiles Group ‘B’ also made up of 15 pupils, were taught the same concept using activity-based approach. The two group...


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