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GENDER INFLUENCE OF COLLEGE TUTORS PERCEPTION OF ICT INTEGRATION IN TEACHING AND LEARNING IN VOLTA REGION OF GHANA
Get PDFOne of the key areas of research in education has been the gender variations in academic performance. This seems to be reflecting among teachers well, particularly because it may reveal potential gaps and inequalities in particular areas. While these disparities have mostly been studied in traditional fields like math, reading, and science, the body of experimental research on ICT literacy is far smaller yet is rife with interesting results. Purpose: This study investigated the sex influence on Colleges of Education tutors’ perception of ICT integration in teaching in Volta region of Ghana. Methods: The study employed a cross-sectional analytic survey design with 121 participants. The Tutor ICT Integration Perception (TIIP) questionnaire which consists of 12 items was used to elicit information from selected tutors. Data collected was analysed using a median and Mann- Whitney U sample t – test. Three variables of tutor ICT integration perception were considered; tutor competence, improve tutors’ teaching and student learning and no effect on lesson delivery in relation to sex influence. Result: The result showed that majority of the tutors disagreed with most of the statements and there was no significant sex difference influence on tutor perception. Conclusion: It is concluded that integration or no integration of ICT in the classrooms should be anticipated from all tutors irrespective of their gender. Therefore, there should be in-service courses for tutors on ICT use and pedagogy
Problem Based Learning: Errors Minimization, Conceptual and Procedural Understanding in Trigonometry
Get PDFThis study investigated problem-based learning by utilizing mixed method approach in which 100 pre-service teachers were randomly selected from four Colleges of Education in the Volta-Oti Region of Ghana and assigned to control and experimental groups. Trigonometry Achievement Test (TAT) and semi structured interviews were used to collect quantitative and qualitative data respectively. During treatment, problem-based learning (PBL) method of instruction was used to teach the experimental group while the control group was taught by conventional instructional approach. Both pre-test (pre-TAT) and post-test (post-TAT) were administered to pre-service teachers and their responses were scored to obtain quantitative data. The results revealed that pre-service teachers in both groups had improved in their post-TAT compared to their pre-TAT. However, it was revealed that pre-service teachers in the experimental group performed better in the post TAT than those in the control group. Finally, the findings revealed that PBL instruction promotes students’ motivation. In conclusion, PBL instructional approach to teaching and learning of trigonometry concepts was found to promote students’ motivation and increased achievement in trigonometry than the conventional instruction. Subsequently, the implications for practice and research are discussed
Twenty Percent (20%) Withholding of Taxes on Sitting Allowances across Board in the University of Cape Coast: A Matter of Convenience or Legality?
Get PDFThere is the need to raise revenue for national development. Revenue for national development are often raised from taxes. One of such taxes is withholding tax which is often applied to income obtained in the formal setting. Example of such income is sitting allowance. Sitting allowance is the remuneration given to certain office holders after they have participated in a statutory meetin
Impact of Activity-Based Instruction on Grade 11 Learners’ Achievement in Plane Geometry
Get PDFThe study was designed to investigate the efficacy of activity–based instruction on learners’ achievement in geometry. The subjects of this study consisted 83 Grade 11 high school learners from two senior high schools, purposely selected from two towns in the Northern part of Ghana. The study adopts an experimental design involving on a pre-test and post-test control design. The experimental group was facilitated using activity-based instruction while the control group was taught using the traditional ‘talk and chalk’ teaching approach. The instruments used for data generation were geometric achievement pretest and posttest. The test was based on two geometric concepts (perimeter and area). Learners’ achievements on the posttest were analysed using an independent t-test. The study showed a significant difference in the posttest geometric achievements for learners in favour of those facilitated using the activity-based method of instruction. Thus, the use of activity-based instruction proved to be a very effective and promising technique to teach geometric concepts. The study also revealed that there was no significant difference in the academic achievement of male and female learners exposed to activity-based teaching. Based on the findings, it is recommended that mathematics teachers should employ activity-based method to facilitate the teaching and learning of geometric concepts
Attracting Students in a Competitive Environment in Ghana: A Case Study of Faculty of Natural Resources and Environment, University for Development Studies.
No full textThis study investigated the causes of dwindling student numbers in Faculty of Natural Resources and Environment (FNRE) of the University for Development Studies, Tamale, Ghana to appreciate factors that lead to students selecting programmes. It recommends strategies to increase enrolment in the Faculty. A total of 72 respondents from both diploma and undergraduate students of the 2017/18 Academic Year interviewed. The study revealed that students came from nine out of the ten regions in Ghana with Ashanti Region recorded the highest number of undergraduate students, 16, while Northern Region recorded 11 diploma students as the highest. Most respondents prefer personal visits than social media, they select programmes based on job prospects and receive information about their programmes from their relatives. Prospective students want more information about the programme they desire to offer. Hence, they make personal visits to their schools for effective interactions to make informed decisions rather than social media can increase enrolment in tertiary institutions. It is, therefore, recommended that staff and Management of the University / Faculty should visit SHSs to orientate students on the programmes, prospects and global significance of the programmes offered. Distribution of flyers and regular advertisement were recommended as some of the most effective means of propagating the Faculty and its programmes. Institutions of higher learning must have admission policy and strategies developed from the institutions’ strategic pla
An Investigation of Variation Orders in Building Projects at the University for Development Studies, Tamale
Get PDFThis study provides an overview of the types, causes, effects and management of variations in building projects at the University for Development Studies (UDS). The effects of variations, including but not limited to cost and time overruns, were investigated at UDS in order to implement appropriate management and control practices on their occurrences. A structured questionnaire was administered to 46 building and construction consultants in UDS. Of this number, which was determined using the Kish (1965) formula for sample size determination, valid data retrieved and analysed represented a response rate of 93 per cent (43). The results of the study revealed that variations constituted not less than 75% of instructions issued at the site and were mainly initiated by the consultant. The occurrence of variations on projects impacted regard to cost and time overruns but was however seen to contribute to the overall improvement of quality in the projects. Recommendations for managing variation orders include effective coordination among consultants, detailed specifications, detailed site analysis and setting up expenditure limits for variations in building contracts at UD
The position of the Ghana Labour Law on accumulated annual leave: Perspectives from the University for Development Studies
Get PDFEmployees of the University for Development Studies have come to the conclusion that they have no obligation to accumulate their annual leave, and if that was done, they were most likely to forfeit it if not taken within the calendar year in which the leave is earned mandatorily. The rule, order, and directive emanate from the Office of the Registrar, cautioning staff to take their leave within the calendar year or forfeit it. The approval authorities refuse to grant accumulated leave claim requests with the assumption that staff have been given enough information on management’s decision not to approve accumulated leave. As a result, this paper reviews the basic employment conditions in Ghana with particular reference to annual leave, the Unified Condition of Service for Unionized Staff of the Public Universities of Ghana, the 1992 Constitution of Ghana, the propositions in the Ghana Labour Act 2003 (Act 651), and the position of the International Labour Organization (ILO) on holidays with pay. The study revealed that leave administration is the discretion and responsibility of the employer to decide which month in the year the worker should take his or her annual leave; the power to defer the worker’s leave from one month to another; the discretion to grant the worker’s leave in portions; the discretion to defer the annual leave is limited to and within the 12 calendar months; and under no circumstance should the employer defer the leave into the subsequent year because such an act will be contradictory to Section 31 of Act 651; The study therefore recommends that the employer or employer representative should ensure that every employee is able to claim his or her annual leave, inclusive of accumulated leave days, before the end of the calendar year
Perceptions of Students’ Executive of the Administrative Processes of a School of Graduate Studies in Ghana.
Get PDFAlthough research on students’ perceptions concerning administrative processes in the university they find themselves is burgeoning, little are known about the phenomenon in contexts such as Ghana. The present study analysed the perceptions of the Post Graduate Student Executive of Ghana in the University of Cape Coast. (GRASAG-UCC) on the administrative services provided to them by the School of Graduate Studies, (SGS) UCC, Ghana. The descriptive research design was employed to collect data among 16 GRASAG executives for 2018 to 2020 academic years. The study revealed that the School of Graduate Studies provided competent work, showed interest in students’ welfare and provided adequate administrative assistance. The study also found that SGS can still do more by improving the administrative processes in the office to satisfy the expectation of the executives by involving them in decision making and by establishing facilities to facilitate operations. The following recommendations were given. The School of Graduate Studies should move to a spacious facility to recruit more staff to help execute the plans and duties of the office. The SGS should also collaborate more with GRASAGUCC executives who are the mouthpiece of the postgraduate students in the Universit
Evaluation of the effectiveness of the collegiate system of administration at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana
Get PDFIn order to ensure synchronisation, decentralisation, and democratisation ofoperations as well as the devolution of power, the collegiate system ofadministration was implemented in the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science andTechnology (KNUST). It is anticipated that it will assist in the decision-making andexecution processes to combat the bureaucratic issues related to the faculty systemof administration. The study seeks to evaluate the effectiveness of the collegiateadministration system and its associated challenges. The study used a quantitativeapproach to solicit data. Data was gathered using a structured questionnaire fromsenior management within the colleges and the university administration and datafrom secondary sources. Data from each source were analysed descriptively. Thestudy revealed that the collegiate system had cultivated a strong feeling ofengagement. The system has helped with academic and administrative leadershipwhich deserves a more concentrated focus. The style of administration has beensuccessful in increasing the scope of operations in the colleges