Effective Teaching of Social Studies Concepts in Basic Schools in Ghana

Table 1.

Resultsof observation of social studies teachers

Teaching effectiveness Very low Low High Very high

Overall teaching effectiveness 0(0%) 14(70%) 6(30%) 0(0%)

Planning and preparation 0(0%) 14(70%) 6(30%) 0(0%)

Instructional skills 0(0%) 15(75%) 5(25%) 0(0%)

Classroom management 2(10%) 14(70%) 6(30%) 0(0%)

Communication skills 2(10%) 11(55%) 6(30%) 1(5%)

Assessment 2(10%) 13(65%) 5(25%) 0(0%)

Source: Field Data, 2017.  N=50