Abstract:
This research was conducted to investigate the availability of instructional technologies
in the science departments of selected science colleges of education and the usage of
these technologies by tutors in lesson delivery. The target population comprised the 15
science and mathematics colleges of education in Ghana. The accessible population
however consisted of four science colleges of education in the Volta and Eastern Regions
of Ghana. Questionnaire, informal observation and interview schedules were used to
collect data on instructional technologies available in the sampled colleges and how they
were used in teaching. The findings indicated that electrically powered instructional
technologies such as computers, LCD projectors and video recordings were in a very
limited supply in the colleges while the use of these technologies in teaching by the tutors
was also not encouraging. The non-electrically powered materials such as chalkboards,
flip charts including locally available materials were commonly used by the tutors during
lessons. It was concluded that the use of instructional technologies for science lessons
was not going on as expected in the selected colleges of education. This was highly
unsatisfactory since colleges of education are tertiary institutions. This apart, the teacher
trainees are very likely to be influenced by the instructional approaches adopted by their
tutors. Among the most notable recommendations for improvement and efficiency in the
use of these materials by college tutors is the support that the college administration must
give to the science departments by making available the technologies and the adaptation
of maintenance culture in the colleges.
Description:
A THESIS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE EDUCATION, FACULTY OF
SCIENCE EDUCATION, SUBMITTED TO THE SCHOOL OF GRADUATE STUDIES,
IN THE UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION, WINNEBA, IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF
THE REQUIREMENT FOR THE AWARD OF THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF
PHILOSOPHY IN SCIENCE EDUCATION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION,
WINNEBA