Skip to content
Research Article Open access CC BY 4.0

Assessing the Perception of Pre-Service Teachers on Teaching and Learning of Agriculture in Colleges of Education in Ghana

Collins Agyei Menka, Evans Atteh

Asian Journal of Advances in Agricultural Research · pp. 35–44 · Published 25 Aug 2022

10.9734/ajaar/2022/v19i130239

Abstract

This study sought to examine the effectiveness of teaching and learning of agriculture among pre-service teachers, including the challenges facing the teaching and learning of agriculture among students in the colleges of education in Ghana. A survey design with a quantitative data was gathered for the study. Stratified sampling method was used to select respondents in Ashanti and Western North regions. The data collected were analysed using descriptive statistics. The findings revealed that 70% of the pre-service agriculture students hold the view that the teaching and learning is not effective among the students in the colleges. The study again identified the challenges that militate against teaching and learning of agriculture. The challenges were inadequate tools and equipment, lack of resourceful libraries and laboratories, insufficient time to complete the curriculum, lack of proper school farms/gardens, poorly committed teachers and too little practical work. It is recommended that heads of colleges of education are to focus on the challenges causing ineffective teaching and learning to improve teaching and learning while revising the existing agriculture curriculum.

Teaching and learning colleges of education agriculture education academic achievement

References (24)

  1. 1 Research Methods in Education [DOI]
  2. 2 An Investigation on Students Academic Performance for Junior Secondary Schools in Botswana [DOI]
  3. 3 Does private tutoring increase students’ academic performance? Evidence from Turkey [DOI]
  4. 4 Using Constructive Alignment to Foster Teaching Learning Processes [DOI]
  5. 5 THE EFFECTIVENESS OF PRACTICAL WORK IN PHYSICS TO IMPROVE STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC PERFORMANCES [DOI]
  6. 6 Institutional Factors Affecting the Academic Performance of Public Administration Students in a Nigerian University [DOI]
  7. 7 Motives of excessive Internet use and its impact on the academic performance of business students in Pakistan [DOI]
  8. 8 Effect of School Environment on Students’ Achievement: Cross Comparison of Urdu and English Medium Classes in Punjab Province [DOI]
  9. 9 Beliefs and Attitudes of Secondary Agriculture Teachers About Global Agriculture Issues [DOI]
  10. 10 How Young Children Learn from Others [DOI]
  11. 11 AN EXAMINATION OF SELECTED PRESERVICE AGRICULTURAL TEACHER EDUCATION PROGRAMS IN THE UNITED STATES [DOI]
  12. 12 Profile of the Effective Vocational Agriculture Teacher [DOI]
  13. 13 Characteristics of High Potential and at Risk Teachers [DOI]
  14. 14 Integrating Problem Solving and Investigations in Mathematics: Ghanaian Teachers' Assessment Practices
  15. 15 Perception of Students on Causes of Poor Performance in Chemistry in External Examinations in Umuahia North Local Government of Abia State [DOI]
  16. 16 Attitude and Academic Success in Practical Agriculture: Evidence from Public Single-Sex High School Students in Ibadan, Nigeria [DOI]
  17. 17 The Race Against Underdevelopment: A Mirage or Reality
  18. 18 In-service Training Needs of Agriculture Teachers for Preparing Them to Be Effective in the 21st Century [DOI]
  19. 19 Gender Differences in Attitude towards the Learning of Agricultural Science in Senior High Schools in the Assin South District of the Central Region, Ghana [DOI]
  20. 20 Characteristics of the Effective Teacher as Perceived by Pupils and Teachers: A Caribbean Case Study.
  21. 21 Factors Influencing Poor Performance of Learners in the Grade Seven Examinations: A Case of Umguza District [DOI]
  22. 22 International Journal of Humanities and Social Science [DOI]
  23. 23 PEOPLE: International Journal of Social Sciences [DOI]
  24. 24 Teaching Effectiveness [DOI]

Cited by 4

Perceived effectiveness of teaching and learning of agricultural science in colleges of education in the Hohoe Municipality, Ghana

Benson Pascal, Omega Selorm, Abowen Ayekorok · Journal of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development · 2023

Perception and Challenges of Students Towards the Learning of Agricultural Science at Public Senior High Schools in Berekum East Municipal

Joseph Yaw Afriyie, Collins Asoma, George Sulo Bingan · European Journal of Theoretical and Applied Sciences · 2023

Showing 2 of 4 known citations — external sources report more than can currently be individually listed.

Article metrics

Real usage data collected on this platform.

26

Page views

0

PDF downloads

8

Outbound clicks

4

Citations

Views over time

Views by country

Approximate, from request IP at view time — not citizenship or institution. Countries with fewer than 5 views are grouped as "Other".

Traffic sources

Referring site, by host.

Views and downloads exclude known bots/crawlers. Citations combines this platform's own DOI-resolved index with each external source's own reported total — see Cited by above for individually listed citing works. Last refreshed 0 seconds ago.