Abstract:
This study sought to identify the challenges teachers and students face in the teaching
and learning of basic electronics in the Jirapa Municipality of Ghana. Descriptive
survey was employed and questionnaire was the instrument used to collect data on
thirteen science teachers and one hundred and sixty-one 2018 BECE candidates. The
teachers were also given an amplifying electronic circuit to connect. The study
revealed that; lack of electronic components, insufficient practical knowledge of
majority of the science teachers in electronic circuit connections and low cognition of
students on concepts in basic electronics were the major challenges confronted by the
teachers and students. The implication is that students’ further learning of basic
electronics could be impeded.
Description:
A THESIS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE, FACULTY OF SCIENCE
EDUCATION, SUBMITTED TO THE SCHOOL OF GRADUATE STUDIES,
UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION, WINNEBA IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF
THE REQUIREMENTS FOR AWARD OF THE MASTER OF EDUCATION
DEGREE
DECEMBER 2018