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Congruence Between Intended and Observed Transactions in the Implementation of the Senior High School (SHS) Social Studies Curriculum in Ghana
Open Journal of Educational Research
| Vol 4, Issue 2
Table 7. Implementation of social studiescurriculum (teachers’ response)
| Item | Implementation of social studies curriculum | N | R | O | A | Mean | Std. Deviation |
| 1 | I communicate the problem to students before the beginning of a new topic. | 0.0 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 12.0 | 5.0 | 5.0990 |
| 2 | I relate my teaching to real-life situations | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 15.0 | 5.0 | 7.0711 |
| 3 | I have been taking my learners out on local studies, or field trips | 16.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 7.5719 |
| 4 | I use the problem-solving technique in teaching | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 10.0 | 5.0 | 4.0825 |
| 5 | I assess my students to cover all the three domains | 2.0 | 10.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 3.4641 |
| 6 | I have been inculcating in learners positive attitudes and values during social studies lessons. | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 15.0 | 5.0 | 7.0711 |
| 7 | I use videos and short documentaries to deliver my lessons | 14.0 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 6.2183 |
| 8 | I introduce controversial issues to make my class lively. | 0.0 | 8.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 3.4641 |
| Mean of means | 5.00 | 5.5053 |