Effect of Practical Work on Physics Learning Effectiveness: A Case of a Senior High School in Ghana

Autor: Nelly Adjoa Sakyi-Hagan Ms., Bismark Asare Mr., Fortune Addo-Wuver Mr., Victor Antwi Prof.
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: East African Journal of Education and Social Sciences; Vol. 2 No. 3 (2021); 43-55
ISSN: 2714-2183
2714-2132
Popis: This study investigated the effect of practical work on students’ academic achievement, acquisition of scientific process, skills and attitudes towards the study of selected topics in electricity. Fifty (50) Form Two Physics students from a Senior High Technical School in the Kwaebibirem Municipal of the Eastern Region of Ghana participated in the study. Instruments used to collect data included a student learning evaluation form, questionnaire and pre-and-post-intervention tests. Data was analysed using descriptive statistics and Microsoft Excel 2010 Computer Software. The findings indicated that the students’ academic performance were enhanced, they acquired important scientific process skills needed for science practical work and developed positive attitudes towards science practical work. The study recommended that Physics teachers should adopt practical work as a teaching technique and as well be encouraged to teach concepts alongside with practical activities.
Databáze: OpenAIRE