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Strategies and Procedural and Conceptual Knowledge of Addition of Unlike Denominator Fractions: The Case of Grade 8 Children in Two Districts of the Central Region of Ghana
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Ebo Amuah; Ernest Kofi Davis – African Journal of Research in Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 2023
This study investigated children's knowledge of the addition of fractions with unlike denominators. It focussed on the strategies used by children to add fractions with unlike denominators. A cross-sectional survey of Grade 8 children in schools in two districts in Ghana was used. A test on the addition of fractions with unlike denominators was…
Descriptors: Fractions, Mathematics Instruction, Teaching Methods, Foreign Countries
Representations of Humans, Climate Change, and Environmental Degradation in School Textbooks in Ghana and Malawi
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Ress, Susanne; Kendall, Nancy; Friedson-Ridenour, Sophia; Ampofo, Yaa Oparebea – Comparative Education Review, 2022
Youth in sub-Saharan Africa are extremely vulnerable to the negative consequences of climate change and environmental degradation. The interest in education for sustainable development (ESD) to support African youth in learning about and adapting to climate change is growing in response. This study examines the messages about human-earth…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Grade 8, Textbook Content, Content Analysis
Is It Suitable to Use the Same Categorization in Rating Scales When Applied to Students with Distinctive Levels of Achievement?
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Akour, Mutasem M.; Hammouri, Hind; Sabah, Saed; Alomari, Hassan – Practical Assessment, Research & Evaluation, 2021
This study examined the efficiency of using the same rating scale categories in measuring affective constructs for students with distinctive levels of achievement. Data used in this study came from the Trends in Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) 2011, as a case, on the three scales that were designed to measure eighth graders' attitudes…
Descriptors: Rating Scales, Classification, Attitude Measures, Foreign Countries
Examination of the Attitudes of Grade 7 and 8 Students towards STEM Education in Turkey and Ghana
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Ibrahim, Mohammed; Seker, Hasan – LUMAT: International Journal on Math, Science and Technology Education, 2022
The purpose of this study is to examine the attitudes of middle school 7th and 8th grade students towards STEM education in Turkey and Ghana. The research was conducted to a total of 974 grade 7 & 8 middle school students (480 from Turkey-Mugla Province and 494 from Ghana-Accra Province) during the spring semester of 2018-2019 academic year. A…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, STEM Education, Cross Cultural Studies, Grade 7
The Use of Learning Assessment Data: Ghana. IIEP Policy Brief. No. 4
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Raudonyte, Ieva – UNESCO International Institute for Educational Planning, 2021
Although the number of countries conducting large-scale assessments has increased significantly over the past two decades, this has not necessarily led to the effective use of learning assessment data in policy-making and planning. To better understand the reasons for this, the UNESCO International Institute for Educational Planning (IIEP)…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Measurement, Data Use, Educational Planning
Learning Assessments in Ghana. IIEP Information Sheet
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Raudonyte, Ieva – UNESCO International Institute for Educational Planning, 2021
Large-scale learning assessments can be used to generate performance and contextual data on student learning outcomes. They can be national, regional, or international; school based or household based. The UNESCO International Institute for Educational Planning (IIEP-UNESCO) has conducted a qualitative study to explore both how and why learning…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Measurement, Data Use, Educational Planning