An Empirical Study of Challenges and Management Supports in Teaching and Learning of Social Studies in the Public Senior High Schools of Ghana
Table 5.
Summary resultsof t-test Teachers’ Challenges and Management
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| T-STATISTICS |
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| CONSTRUCTS |
N=33; df =32 |
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| T |
P-values |
Mean Difference |
95% Confidence Interval of the Difference |
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| Lower |
Upper |
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| I encounter difficulty in addressing all students’ challenges in large classes |
19.793 |
.000 |
3.75758 |
3.3709 |
4.1443 |
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| The social studies classroom condition is always good and makes learning easy |
14.374 |
.000 |
3.06061 |
2.6269 |
3.4943 |
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| The social studies classroom temperature is always cold and makes learning difficult |
14.977 |
.000 |
2.30303 |
1.9898 |
2.6163 |
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| The social studies classroom condition makes learning enjoyable |
19.201 |
.000 |
3.45455 |
3.0881 |
3.8210 |
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| Social studies classroom has good ventilation to promote good health and studies |
22.000 |
.000 |
3.66667 |
3.3272 |
4.0062 |
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| Each student in social studies class has his /her own desk to promote effective studies |
18.999 |
.000 |
3.66667 |
3.2735 |
4.0598 |
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| I find it easy to teach all topics in the Social Studies curriculum |
13.519 |
.000 |
3.00000 |
2.5480 |
3.4520 |
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| Management gives adequate money to purchase resources for social studies lessons |
11.877 |
.000 |
2.09091 |
1.7323 |
2.4495 |
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| Management organises professional development programs for social studies teachers |
13.916 |
.000 |
2.84848 |
2.4316 |
3.2654 |
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| Management is always concerned about large class sizes and its effect on teaching and learning |
18.847 |
.000 |
3.36364 |
3.0001 |
3.7272 |
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| Students are always punctual to class |
16.166 |
.000 |
3.18182 |
2.7809 |
3.5827 |
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