Abstract:
This study was aimed at unveiling and establishing the extent of misconceptions students
held about the concept ‘solutions’. The study used both qualitative and quantitative
designs in a mixed Senior High School. The study involved one hundred and thirty-six
participants. Data collection for the study was done using questionnaires, interview and
the classroom observation. Analyses of the data from all three instruments revealed very
similar findings. The study revealed that majority (60%) of the students held the
misconception that alcohol in water was not a solution, 44.08% of the participants
involved in the study were also of the view that a solution is only formed when a solid
substance dissolves in a liquid . It was also revealed that the teacher(s) who taught the
concept used an ineffective and traditional teaching approach which perhaps contributed
to the misconceptions the students held. The results were interpreted using Descriptive
statistics after the data analyses using Microsoft Excel. The findings indicated that due to
the large extent of misconception held, this could affect the understanding of certain key
concepts in the course of their study. This study has therefore made appropriate
recommendations which when implemented could eliminate or reduce to the barest
minimum the extent of misconception in future students of Keta Senior High Technical
School
Description:
A Dissertation in the Department of Science Education, Faculty of Science Education.
Submitted to the School of Graduate Studies, University of Education, Winneba in
partial fulfillment of the requirements for award of the Master of Education (Science
Education) degree.
DECEMBER, 2015