Understanding the Attitudes and Perceptions Toward Teaching and Learning Methods on Academic Performance: A Case of History Students In The Colleges of Education In Ghana

Francis Acheampong and Faustina Karikari
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Francis Acheampong: Department of Social Science Education, St Joseph College of Education, Bechem, Ahafo Region, Ghana
Faustina Karikari: Department of General Arts, Otumfour Osei Tutu II College, Tetrem, Afigya Kwabre North, Ashanti Region, Ghana.

International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, 2024, vol. 8, issue 9, 2700-2713

Abstract: The study investigated the perceptions and attitudes of students in Colleges of Education in Ghana towards the teaching and learning of history studies. To achieve this, a descriptive survey research design was employed. In order to provide more details, we also conducted a regression analysis to understand how the attitudes and perceptions of College of Education students towards the study and teaching of history impact their academic performance for a sample size of 298. Overall, we find that the perceptions of students toward teaching and learning methods for history studies in the Colleges of Education do not matter for their academic performances as well as their age and gender. Notably, the attitudes toward teaching and learning methods for history studies and importance attached to history studies significantly contribute to the positive outcomes in the academic performances. This, however, implies that even with negative or no perception, the importance attached to history studies coupled with positive attitude are more likely to outweigh the effect on their academic performances.

Date: 2024
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