Investigating the teaching of basic electronics in basic schools in the Jirapa municipality

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.