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Examining the use of instructional materials in the teaching and learning of biology in some selected senior high schools in the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis

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dc.contributor.author Obeng, E.N
dc.date.accessioned 2023-03-29T10:53:21Z
dc.date.available 2023-03-29T10:53:21Z
dc.date.issued 2015
dc.identifier.uri http://41.74.91.244:8080/handle/123456789/1842
dc.description 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 requirement for the award of a MASTER OF EDUCATION DEGREE in Science Education of the UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION, WINNEBA DECEMBER, 2015 en_US
dc.description.abstract This study was designed to find out the types of instructional materials available, the frequency of use, the effective utilization as well as perceptions of teachers and students on the use of instructional materials in the teaching and learning of Biology in the Senior High Schools in the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis of the Western region of Ghana. The research design used was descriptive. In all, one hundred and twenty respondents made up of a hundred biology students and twenty biology teachers responded to questionnaires specially designed for the purpose. It was found out that the most available and frequently used instructional materials in the sampled schools were chalkboards/whiteboards and textbooks. Instructional materials such as bulletin boards, projectors radios/recorders and camera/pictures were unavailable. The research also revealed that the major problems confronting the use of the available instructional materials were overcrowded classrooms/laboratories, lack of storage facilities among others. It was recommended by the researcher that the Ministry of Education and the Ghana Education Service should as a matter of urgency procure and supply all the needed but unavailable instructional materials for the schools for effective teaching and learning of Biology. Also the biology teachers should be trained periodically on how to handle the available instructional materials. Furthermore, the administrators of the Senior High Schools should liaise with the educational directors in the various districts to appeal to Non-Governmental/ donor organizations for support to organize regular in-service training for the Biology teachers to update their skills in handling the available instructional materials. en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher University of Education, Winneba (UEW) en_US
dc.subject Instructional materials en_US
dc.title Examining the use of instructional materials in the teaching and learning of biology in some selected senior high schools in the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis en_US
dc.type Thesis en_US


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