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| ISBN | 979-8-89248-504-3 |
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| Author | ISSAH IBRAHIM |
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| Number of pages | 109 |
DIFFERENTIAL VIEWS OF SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER FACTORS THAT AFFECT STUDENTS’ PERFORMANCE IN BIOLOGY
This study investigated the differential views of SHS teacher factors that affect students’ performance in biology in two districts of Eastern Region, Ghana. The research was guided by five research objectives. The study sought to establish the effect of certain factors such as teachers’ motivation, qualifications, instructional approaches, professional experience and job satisfaction on students’ […]
ISBN: 979-8-89248-504-3
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This study investigated the differential views of SHS teacher factors that affect students’ performance in biology in two districts of Eastern Region, Ghana. The research was guided by five research objectives. The study sought to establish the effect of certain factors such as teachers’ motivation, qualifications, instructional approaches, professional experience and job satisfaction on students’ performance in biology in two selected Districts of Eastern Region. The study used descriptive survey design. The techniques used to select the respondents were purposive and simple random sampling. The sample consisted of 124 respondents; made up of 4 school heads, 80 biology teachers and 40 educationists. The main instrument was a questionnaire and the data was analysed by the help of Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS). This was supplemented with interviews and document analysis. The analysed data indicated that many (52.5 %) of the biology teachers were of the view that motivation of teachers made them do a lot of research to teach effectively.
