An Investigation into Physics Teaching in Senior High Schools

This study sought to examine the activities that go on in physics classrooms in Senior High Schools in Ghana. Specifically, the study sought to investigate the pattern of interaction and instructional methods used for teaching physics and level of coverage of physics syllabus. The survey design was...

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Published in:World journal of education 2014-10, Vol.4 (5), p.40
Main Authors: Buabeng, Isaac, Aquinas Ossei-Anto, Theophilus, Ampiah, Joseph Ghartey
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Course Descriptions
Foreign Countries
High Schools
Inquiry
Interaction
Physics
Questionnaires
Science Curriculum
Science Instruction
Secondary School Science
Statistical Analysis
Student Centered Learning
Student Surveys
Surveys
Teacher Qualifications
Teacher Surveys
Teaching Experience
Teaching Methods
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Summary:This study sought to examine the activities that go on in physics classrooms in Senior High Schools in Ghana. Specifically, the study sought to investigate the pattern of interaction and instructional methods used for teaching physics and level of coverage of physics syllabus. The survey design was employed for the study in which questionnaire was used for data collection. Participants for the study were physics teachers and final year physics students. Findings from the study suggest that classroom interaction seemed to be mostly teacher-centered and tended not to support inquiry-based teaching and learning which is noted for promoting conceptual change and enhance performance. It is recommended among other things that physics teachers should be exposed to efficient pedagogies of teaching and presenting information to learners. The traditional way of teaching where teacher decides on what goes on in the classroom has a limited space in the 21st century science classrooms, particularly physics.
ISSN:1925-0746
1925-0754
DOI:10.5430/wje.v4n5p40