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Linguistic Influences on Junior High School Students’ Mathematics Word Problem Solving : Linguistic Influences on Junior High School Students’ Mathematics Word Problem Solving
No full textMastery of language of instruction is important for the successful teaching and learning of Mathematics since mathematical concepts are communicated through the use of language. The study sought to find Ghanaian Junior High School (JHS) 2 students’ performance in Mathematics word problems. It also investigated the linguistic difficulties students face when solving Mathematics word problems and how their English language proficiency affect their problem-solving procedures. A sequential mixed methods design was employed in the study. The target population was made up of all JHS 2 public school students in the Cape Coast Metropolis in the Central Region of Ghana. One hundred and eighty-seven JHS 2 students were selected from six public schools in the Cape Coast Metropolis through stratified random sampling procedures. Achievement test and interview guide were developed and used for the study. The data collected through the test were analysed using descriptive statistics, while that of the interview were analysed using percentages and presented as narrative description with some illustrative examples from what students said in the process of explaining their procedures. The results from the study showed that students had very weak ability in Mathematics word problem solving. Their performance declined as the difficulty level of the questions increased from primary to JHS. The authors recommended amongst others, the need for Mathematics teachers to pay extra attention to the teaching of word problem solving in Mathematics and in- service and pre-service providers to pay attention to Mathematics word problem in professional development programmes
Mathematics Teachers’ Perceptions about Problem-Solving: The case of Ghana : Mathematics Teachers’ Perceptions about Problem-Solving: The case of Ghana
No full textMost students experience different levels of difficulties in learning mathematics. TIMSS results have shown that most students in Ghana do not perform well in higher level tasks designed to assess applications and non-routine problems. This study, therefore, aimed at examining Ghanaian Junior and Senior High School mathematics teachers problem-solving strategies and their professional development needs about problem-solving. 114 mathematics teachers from 28 Junior High School (JHS) and Senior High School (SHS) in the Cape Coast Metropolis took part in the study. Quantitative and qualitative data were collected using a semi-structured questionnaire. The results from the study show that although teachers appreciate the importance of problem-solving in improving mathematics teaching and learning, there has not been the needed problem-solving training to support teachers in this regard. The researcher, therefore, argue that despite the numerous advantages associated with problem-solving strategy of teaching and learning, continuous professional development training for teachers should be paramount in our quest for helping students develop problem solving skills. Ghanaian JHS and SHS students can be in a disadvantageous position as they compete with their peers from other countries in international comparison examinations if our teachers are not given the needed support to become proficient in the use of problem-solving strategies in the classrooms
Hospitality management competency requirements of the hospitality industry in Ghana: practitioners\u27 and educators\u27 perspectives
Get PDFThis paper assessed industry practitioners’ and educators’ views on the competencies required by the hospitality industry in Ghana. Data was collected through a survey of 111 respondents. Means were used to rank the competencies, whilst T- test and one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) were used to explore the differences in competencies perceived to be required by the industry practitioners and educators. It was found out in terms of importance that practitioners preferred leadership, administrative, conceptual and technical competencies whilst educators favoured conceptual, leadership, administrative and technical competencies. Except for ability to maintain hygiene standards and ability to develop contingency plans, there were generally no statistically significant differences between the views of practitioners and educators with regards to competencies required by the industry. It is recommended that there should be more collaboration between hospitality practitioners and educators in Ghana
A model for tourists\u27 information search behaviour on Ghanaian cuisine: A grounded theory approach
Get PDFThe aim of this study is to explore the information-seeking behaviour of international tourists in relation to Ghanaian cuisine. The study employed both the origin and destination context to gain an understanding of international tourists’ local food information search process. A grounded theory approach was used for both data collection and analysis. A total of 40 in-depth interviews were conducted in the process. The paper shows that most international tourists do not search or engage in an adequate information search on local food before their journeys. The findings further reveal that contextual conditions such as tourist typology and repeat visit shape tourists’ level of knowledge on local food, which in turn affect the information search strategies adopted at the destination. It is concluded that international tourists visiting Ghana are generally ignorant of the local cuisine; therefore, the Ghana Tourism Authority should find innovative ways of getting information on local cuisine to tourists upon arrival into the country
Health care and population growth in Ghana: A catalyst for development in New Dwaben
No full textHealth care is one of the important elements in the development of every nation. In view of that eveiy government makes it a priority to provide efficient health care to its people through the establishment of facilities, providing medication and also training health workers. The construction of modern health care facilities by the colonial government in New Dwaben, Koforidua, in 1926, represents a serious attempt to provide for the health needs of the people of the Gold Coast. The advent of the hospital helped to improve the health of the people of the community and, to a large extent, contributed to the development of social and economic activities in New Dwaben. This article examines the factors that led to the establishment of the hospital and how it contributed to growth of social and economic activities in New Dwaben, Koforidua. There was growth in social and economic activities including employment, agriculture, transportation, population, entertainment, trade, sanitation, jobs partly due to the advent of the Koforidua Government Hospital in New Dwaben
What is happening in Ghanaian Junior High School mathematics classrooms?: A look at students\u27 perception : What is happening in Ghanaian Junior High School mathematics classrooms?: A look at students\u27 perception
No full textIn recent times, there has been public outcry about students’ poor performance in mathematics in Ghana. Since available literature is replete with the fact that students’ perception of their mathematics classroom environment influences their participation in classroom activities and hence their mathematics achievement, this study was designed to examine how junior high school students perceived their mathematics classroom learning environment. A total of 350 eighth and ninth graders (ie. Junior high schools forms two and three students) from four public and two private schools in a metropolitan community in southern Ghana participated in the study. The study adapted the What is Happening in This Class (WIHIC) questionnaire, a questionnaire designed to measure students’ perception of their classroom environment on four different subscales. The results revealed that, though in general, the perception of students were positive , ranging from sometimes to often, that of the public school students were relatively more positive than their private school counterparts in each of the subscales. Implications of this are discussed and recommendations for classroom teachers and future research are also presented
Procedural problem-solving approaches employed by students in learning extensive and intensive quantities of change of state: Procedural problem-solving approaches employed by students in learning procedural problem-solving approaches employed by students in learning extensive and intensive quantities of change of state
No full textThe purpose of the study was to investigate the procedural problem-solving approaches students employ when solving computational problems that involve extensive and intensive quantities of change of state. A sample of 240 Form 3 science students randomly selected from five senior high schools in the Cape Coast Metropolis participated in this study. An achievement test on change of state of matter comprising of five items was used for data collection. The results showed, among other things, that students employ the structured procedural approach when solving change of state computational questions that involve extensive quantities instead of the scientific approach. The study also found that no clear procedural approach was employed by majority of the students in solving change of state computational questions that involved intensive quantities. The study further revealed that among the five problem-solving approaches, the scientific approach was the most effective in revealing students’ correct conceptions of intensive quantities. These findings suggest that for students to be good problem solvers, teachers must teach concepts using the scientific approach to effectively compel learners to analyse problems based on their conceptual understanding before they proceed with computations
Legal liability in the administration of sports and physical education programmes in Nigeria schools: Legal liability in the administration of sports and physical education programmes in Nigeria schools
No full textSport administrators, sport coaches and physical educators in schools are expected to be well grounded in their profession. They are expected to work within their limit and minimize occurrence of accidents and severity of injuries if not out rightly eliminate it in physical education and sport settings. More than any other subject in the school curriculum, physical education and sport programmes expose students to risky situations, which sometimes result in accidents and injuries. These may sometimes result in litigations against the physical education teacher or the school authority, and if found guilty, a teacher may pay heavy damages for his negligence and may also lose his job. School authority may also be found to be vicariously liable with the burden of payment of heavy compensation. This paper presents an exposition of legal issues in the administration of physical education and sports in Nigeria schools. While this paper is not attempting to make an attorney out of a physical educator or sport administrator, the paper adopted a theoretical approach to explaining the need to be conscious of what is legally expected of a professional physical educator or a sport coach because parents and students in Nigeria are becoming more legalistic nowadays. This paper explains the roles of professionals in the field of sports and physical education in preventing accidents and injuries, so as to reduce situations that can lead to litigation. The paper also tries to awaken the consciousness of the professionals on the defenses they can put up in case of any litigation emanating from the discharge of their duties and the expected standards of care, which a physical educator must demonstrate in a physical education lesson or during sport outing
Education for Nation Building: The Vision of Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah for University Education in the Early Stages of Self-Government and Independence in Ghana
No full textThe Gold Coast was renamed Ghana by the political leadership on the attainment of Independence. But before 1957, Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah had become Prime Minister of the Gold Coast in 1952, and by this arrangement ruled alongside the British Colonial Governor. Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah set out to rebuild the new nation, and by doing so, Education, especially University Education, became a significant tool for the realization of such an objective. He, and the Convention People’s Party (CPP) Government saw education as “the keystone of people’s life and happiness.’’1 Thus, Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah wanted the University Colleges in the Gold Coast to train intellectuals capable of combining both theory and practice as well as use their energies to assist in the task of national reconstruction.2 This explains why Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah clearly spelt out the visions of University Education in Ghana. This paper, which is multi-sourced, uses archival documents, newspapers, interviews and scholarly secondary works such as articles, book chapters and books to examine the visions of Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah for University Education in the early stages of self-government and independence in Ghana. The paper particularly focuses on measures adopted by the first Prime Minister of Ghana such as establishment of an International Commission on University Education (ICUE), making the existing University Colleges independent, the rationale for setting up the University College of Cape Coast (UCCC), the Africanization of the University staff, establishment of the Institute of African Studies and the formation of the National Council for Higher Education to transform the University Colleges to reflect the needs and aspirations of Ghanaians.
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1 H. O. A. McWilliam, & M. A. Kwamena-Poh, The Development of Education in Ghana. (London: Longman Group Ltd., 1975), 83.
2 Samuel Obeng, Selected Speeches of Kwame Nkrumah, Vol. 1 (Accra: Aframs Publication Ltd., 1997), 74
Perceived roles of sex education on reproductive and sexual health habit of in school adolescents in Ilorin Metropolis: Perceived roles of sex education on reproductive and sexual health habit of in school adolescents in Ilorin Metropolis
No full textThe study investigated perceived roles of sex education on reproductive and sexual health habit of in-school adolescents in Ilorin Metropolis. Adolescents’ sexual and reproductive health habit is very important as this would determine to a large extent the reproductive health outcome of the adolescents. The study investigated: (i) examine if prevention of unwanted pregnancy will be a perceived role of sex education among in-school adolescents; (ii) investigate whether prevention of STIs will be a perceived role of sex education; (iii)find out if avoidance of risky sexual behaviour will be a perceived role of sex education among in school adolescents. A descriptive research design was employed for this study. Population for this study comprised all adolescents in all secondary schools in Ilorin metropolis, Kwara State. Multistage sampling technique was used to select 480 respondents. A researcher developed questionnaire validated by three experts from the Department of Health Promotion and Environmental Health Education. A correlation co-efficient of .87r was obtained through test re-test method using Pearson Product Moment Correlation. Data collection was collected by the researcher with four trained research assistants. The seven postulated hypotheses were tested using inferential statistics of chi-square at 0.05 alpha level. The findings of this study showed that prevention of unwanted pregnancy was significantly perceived as a role of sex education among in-school adolescents in Ilorin metropolis because calculated ᵪ2 value of 345.53 is > table 2 value of 12.59; STI’s prevention was significantly perceived as a role of sex education among in-school adolescents in Ilorin metropolis because calculated ᵪ2 value of 156.70 is > table 2 value of 12.59 and avoidance of risky sexual behaviour was significantly perceived as a role of education among in-school adolescents in Ilorin metropolis because calculated ᵪ2 value of 337.35 is > table 2 value of 32.67. It was concluded that prevention of unwanted pregnancy, STI’s prevention and avoidance of risky sexual behaviour will be a perceived role of sex education among in-school adolescents in Ilorin metropolis. It was recommended that sex education should be given adequate priority among other subjects being taught in schools to prevent in-school adolescents from getting involved in sexual risky behaviour that could lead to unwanted pregnancy or contracting sexually transmitted infections which could impaired their educational pursuit and even affect their reproductive system, Sex education should emphasis abstinence to help in-school adolescents delay sexual activities in order to focus on their studies and avoid being dropped out of school as a result of unwanted pregnancy and parents and religious leaders should support the teaching of sex education at home and in school, as well as to provide proper information on sex education to their adolescent children in order to develop positive attitude and belief towards sexual relationship