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An Empirical Study of Challenges and Management Supports in Teaching and Learning of Social Studies in the Public Senior High Schools of Ghana
Universal Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities
| Vol 3, Issue 2
Table 2. Summary Results of Descriptive Statistics of Challenges and Management of Students
| Frequencies/Percentage Response Categories in Sample | Descriptive Statistics | ||||
| Disagree | Neutral | Agree | N = 261 | ||
| VARIABLES/CONSTRUCTS | Mean | SD | |||
| The period allocated for social studies practical is not sufficient for me. | 119(45.6) | 36(13.8) | 106(40.7) | 2.9617 | 1.35819 |
| My social studies teachers teach some aspects of the subjects better than other aspects. | 146(55.9) | 11(4.2) | 104(39.8) | 2.7241 | 1.37020 |
| The school has a Social Studies resources centre. | 223(85.4) | 25 (9.6) | 23(5.0) | 1.7011 | .91712 |
| I have problems understanding things in social studies class because it is too large. | 184(70.5) | 10(3.8) | 67(25.7) | 2.3103 | 1.32122 |
| My social studies teachers do not complete the syllabus before final examinations. | 149(47.1) | 4(1.5) | 108(41.4) | 2.7050 | 1.50420 |
| The arrangement of benches in my class does not favour free movement. | 200(76.7) | 5(1.9) | 56(21.4) | 2.0728 | 1.28245 |
| The social studies classroom temperature is always cold and makes learning difficult. | 162(62.1) | 8(3.1) | 90(34.5) | 2.5785 | 1.36105 |