Influence of demographic factors on guidance needs of  teacher trainees in Ghana

Sedofia, John; Kumassah, Eliot Kosi

doi:10.18844/gjgc.v10i3.4859

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“…From the findings, it was identified that there were some lack of patronage of the guidance and counselling services that influence the services negatively. This agrees with the findings of recent studies by Appiah, 2013;Nyarko-Sampson, 2013;Sedofia & Kumassah, 2020) that students of colleges of education have seemingly been deprived of guidance and counselling services and their problems are still with them for all these years.…”

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“…The aims and objectives of guidance and counselling services as spelt out in the policy statement of the Ghana government were goaloriented and focused on the holistic growth and development of the Ghanaian students. A number of researchers and authors contend that guidance and counselling programmes need to become more closely aligned with state and national standards for schools' counsellors (Lam & Hui, 2010;Aba-Afari, 2011;Nyarko-Sampson, 2013;Awinsong, Dawson, & Gidiglo, 2015, Sedofia, & Kumassah, 2020. Nevertheless, as part of the curriculum and course structure, Colleges of Education are to offer effective guidance and counselling services (Nyarko-Sampson, 2010;Aidoo, 2011;Nyarko-Sampson, 2013).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…There have been some lapses in guidance and counselling programmes (Aidoo, 2011;Ocansey & Gyimah, 2016). Nevertheless, per the findings of recent studies, students in colleges of education have seemingly been deprived of guidance and counselling services and their problems are still with them for all these years (Nyarko-Sampson, 2010;Aidoo, 2011;Atta-Frimpong, 2013;Appiah, 2013;Nyarko-Sampson, 2013;Sedofia & Kumassah, 2020). It is no wonder, that the study by Abotsi, Dsane, Babah and Kwarteng (2019) found out that some of the students of the colleges of education lack study skills and habits and they are academically weak, lack self-esteem and seems to have no inclination even to the career development and opportunities available to them.…”

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confidence: 99%

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The Level of Awareness of Guidance and Counselling at Komenda College of Education

Arkorful¹,

Adam-Yawson²,

Insaidoo³

2021

AJEP

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Purpose: This study explored the nature of guidance and counselling services available for the students in Komenda College of Education. Methodology: The descriptive survey design was used for the study. A sample of 185 students consisting of 95 level 200 students and 90 level 300 students were sampled from the population. The major instrument used for data collection was questionnaire. Questionnaire was used because it is the most appropriate instrument that could be used to collect data on the variables for the study. Content-related evidence of validity was established for the instrument. The researchers personally administered the questionnaire. The entry of quantitative data and analysis was done using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS). Findings: The results from the study showed that guidance and counselling services were vibrant and visible in Komenda College of Education. The study revealed that Seventy-five per cent (75%) of the respondents claimed that attitudes of Guidance and Counselling Coordinators and Tutors were very appropriate for counselling services. All types of guidance and counselling services were rendered in the college. The study further revealed that some students had negative attitudes towards accessing guidance and counselling services. Unique Contribution to Practice and Policy: The researchers therefore recommend that, school authorities should be provided with needed logistics for effective guidance and counselling services in schools and colleges. Also, there should be in-service trainings and refresher courses and seminars for guidance and counselling coordinators to up-date their skills in guidance and counselling. Finally, the Ghana Education Service should organise periodic educational programmes for both teachers and students on the role of guidance and counselling in schools and colleges.

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The Level of Awareness of Guidance and Counselling at Komenda College of Education

Arkorful¹,

Adam-Yawson²,

Insaidoo³

2021

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“…In the process of evaluation, a comprehensive evaluation of teachers' teaching ability, knowledge level, and political quality are mainly carried out. When evaluating the teaching of teachers, we should combine our own situation and choose the evaluation methods and evaluation elements reasonably [14].…”

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Research on Classroom Teaching Evaluation and Instruction System Based on GIS Mobile Terminal

Zhang

2021

Mobile Information Systems

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With the development of mobile terminal technology, GIS has begun to be applied in all walks of life. With its powerful spatial indexing, positioning, query, analysis, and graphics processing capabilities, it has become the evaluation and guidance analysis of domestic and foreign scholars. As an essential tool to improve the quality of teaching in our country’s primary and secondary schools and universities and to understand the status quo of education and teaching levels, appropriate teaching evaluation and guidance are essential. In order to adopt a better method to carry out teaching work, this research uses GIS mobile terminal to analyze the classroom teaching evaluation and guidance system, and through the research on teaching evaluation, the teaching work is made more effective. This paper uses questionnaire survey method, index weighted evaluation method, and fuzzy analytic hierarchy process as research methods. In the experimental part, a classroom teaching evaluation and guidance system based on GIS mobile terminal is designed. In the analysis part, a comprehensive analysis of teaching evaluation and guidance is carried out, including the analysis of teacher teaching evaluation, the analysis of teaching evaluation system, and the analysis of teachers and students’ understanding of teaching evaluation. Among them, after adopting the teaching evaluation system of GIS mobile terminal, the number of students who thought the teaching evaluation system was useless dropped from 4.6% to 1.8%. Students tend to emphasize the teacher’s effectiveness in teaching (57.2%) and interesting teaching content in the classroom (56.9%). This analysis has a certain significance for teaching evaluation, and it occupies a relatively important proportion in the improvement of the evaluation system. In general, the teaching evaluation system using GIS mobile terminals can improve the communication and teaching diagnosis between teachers and students and help further improve teaching.

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“…At the international level, the issue of teachers' views on general assessment has been widely studied, but it is worth mentioning that in the Republic of Kazakhstan it is not fully explored in terms of summative assessment within specific in-service training courses. Therefore, it is important to study the attitude of teachers to assessment in professional development courses (Sedofia & Kumassah, 2020;Jahangard, Rahimi, & Norouzizadeh, 2020). Gibbs and Simpson (2004) stated that the system of assessment of learners has a strong impact on the learning process and learning outcomes.…”

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Attitudes of course participants towards evaluation at the training courses of pedagogical staff

Zhumykbayeva

Kanysh²,

Miramkul

et al. 2021

CJES

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The article demonstrates some of the results identified in a comprehensive study of the assessment process for certification of training courses. The study focuses on the attitude of the course participants towards the assessment, based on which recommendations were developed to improve the effectiveness of the assessment. Based on the views of the course participants who passed the assessment procedures, the impact and opportunities of assessment to improve learning outcomes are discussed. As part of the study, a Likert-scale survey questionnaire was taken from 2445 course participants who were assessed on training programs in different regions of the Republic of Kazakhstan from 2012 to 2020. According to the results of the survey, the explanatory statistical analysis showed that the majority of course participants experienced a positive effect of the assessment. Based on the parametric-correlation analysis, cognitive-action and emotional-motivational components were identified as factors influencing the attitude of course participants towards the assessment, and the issues of concern to the course participants in terms of the assessment process are explained. Keywords: Teacher training courses, certification, assessment, assessment tools, objectivity, cognitive-action, emotional-motivational

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Influence of demographic factors on guidance needs of teacher trainees in Ghana

Cited by 4 publications

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The Level of Awareness of Guidance and Counselling at Komenda College of Education

The Level of Awareness of Guidance and Counselling at Komenda College of Education

Research on Classroom Teaching Evaluation and Instruction System Based on GIS Mobile Terminal

Attitudes of course participants towards evaluation at the training courses of pedagogical staff

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