Evaluation of Background Knowledge of Teachers Using Techniques and Strategies in Assessing Social Studies Concepts in Ghana
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Anthony Bordoh, Department of Arts and Social Sciences, Enchi College of Education, Enchi, Ghana.
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Patrick Kwarteng, Department of Arts and Social Sciences, Wiawso College of Education, Sefwi Wiawso, Ghana.
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Shani Osman, Department of Arts and Social Sciences, Tumu College of Education, Tumu, Ghana.
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Emmanuel Brew, Department of Arts and Social Sciences, Enchi College of Education, Enchi, Ghana.
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Abu Bakar, Department of Education, Enchi College of Education, Enchi, Ghana.
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Alhaji Waziri Ibrahim, Department of Arts and Social Sciences, Komenda College of Education, Komenda, Ghana.
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Theophilus Kweku Bassaw, Department of Arts and Social Sciences, Komenda College of Education, Komenda, Ghana.
Background knowledge of teachers in using techniques and strategies assessing Social Studies concepts in Ghana has become necessary to build Ghanaian society better and faster growth in development. Non-probability sampling method (purpose and convenience sampling technique) was used to select the district, Senior High Schools and respondents for the study. Population for this study consist of all ten (10) Social Studies teachers in three public Senior High Schools in Sefwi Wiawso District in the Western Region of Ghana. Data collection was done through the administration of interview and analyses were done by the use of descriptive and interpretive techniques based on the themes arrived at in the data collection. The study revealed that the trained Social Studies teachers used techniques and strategies for effective assessment in the subject’s concepts while as majority of the untrained Social Studies teachers were not familiar with the some of the Social Studies techniques and strategies. It is recommended that frequent seminars and periodic or regular in-service training should be organised by the Ghana Education Service to help Social Studies teachers to acquaint themselves with the modern teaching techniques and strategies that promote the teaching and learning of Social Studies concepts.
Evaluation, Background Knowledge, Techniques, Strategies, Social Studies, Concepts, Senior High School, Ghana
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