TIMSS 2011 Science Assessment Results: A Review of Ghana's Performance

Autor/inn/en	Buabeng, Isaac; Owusu, Kofi Acheaw; Ntow, Forster Danso
Titel	TIMSS 2011 Science Assessment Results: A Review of Ghana's Performance
Quelle	In: Journal of Curriculum and Teaching, 3 (2014) 2, S.1-12 (12 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1927-2677
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Science Tests; Science Achievement; International Assessment; Grade 8; Preservice Teacher Education; Educational Practices; Educational Assessment; Educational Indicators; Comparative Education; Earth Science; Physics; Chemistry; Biology; Trend Analysis; Educational Quality; Faculty Development; Job Satisfaction; Career Readiness; Teacher Competencies; Knowledge Base for Teaching; Achievement Tests; Elementary Secondary Education; Mathematics Achievement; Mathematics Tests; Ghana; Morocco; Tunisia; Finland; Singapore; Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; School year 08; 8. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 08; Lehramtsstudiengang; Lehrerausbildung; Bildungspraxis; Education; assessment; Bewertungssystem; Educational indicato; Bildungsindikator; Vergleichende Erziehungswissenschaft; Earth sciences; Geowissenschaften; Physik; Chemie; Biologie; Trendanalyse; Quality of education; Bildungsqualität; Labor; Labour; Satisfaction; Arbeit; Zufriedenheit; Lehrkunst; Teaching theory; Theory of teaching; Unterrichtstheorie; Achievement test; Achievement; Testing; Test; Tests; Leistungsbeurteilung; Leistungsüberprüfung; Leistung; Testdurchführung; Testen; Mathmatics sikills; Mathmatics achievement; Mathematical ability; Mathematische Kompetenz; Marokko; Tunesien; Finnland; Singapur
Abstract	This paper reviews Ghana's performance in the TIMSS 2011 survey in comparison with other African and some high performing countries which participated in the TIMSS assessment. Students' achievement in the science content areas assessed were summarized and teacher preparation constructs of teachers of the students who took part in the assessment explored with the aim of finding any possible linkage between teacher preparation and students achievement. Two set of reviews were done. First, results on the eighth grade (JHS 2) science content achievement in biology, chemistry, physics, and earth science for Ghana, Morocco and Tunisia were compared. The second review compared how Ghana prepares her teachers to Finland and Singapore who were among the first five performing countries on the TIMSS 2011 assessment. Some mismatch was identified in terms of teacher preparation and students' achievement in the case of Ghana. Ghanaian teachers scored relatively high on most of the constructs that were measured by the TIMSS report under teacher preparation but these were not reflected in the students' achievement. In view of this, it is recommended that other indicators such as classroom instruction, resources for teaching science, and school climate are investigated with the aim of finding any other underlying factors that could account for the mismatch between Ghanaian students' achievement on the TIMSS science assessment and teachers' preparation. (As Provided).
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Update	2018/2/04