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Social Studies Teachers' Authentic Assessment Practices, Tools and Challenges in Assessing Students' Learning Outcomes 社会研究教师评估学生学习成果的真实评估实践、工具和挑战

Universal Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities Pub Date : 2023-05-15 DOI: 10.31586/ujssh.2023.696

George Asante, Nelson Kojo Brany, S. Osafo, George Boateng

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Adolescent Students’ Knowledge of Sexually Transmitted Infections in Eastern Region Schools for the Deaf, Ghana 加纳东部地区聋哑学校青少年性传播疾病知识调查

Universal Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities Pub Date : 2023-04-27 DOI: 10.31586/ujssh.2023.679

F. Kloh, Emmanuel Djan, Felix Kudzo Mawuena, F. Acheampong

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Indigenous Water Resource Conservation Practices in Contemporary Ghanaian Society 当代加纳社会的土著水资源保护实践

Universal Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities Pub Date : 2023-01-03 DOI: 10.31586/ujssh.2023.573

B. Osei

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A Descriptive Phenomenology of Nature and Characteristics of Chieftaincy Succession Conflict: A Case of Akuapem Traditional Area, Ghana 酋长继承冲突的自然描述现象学与特征——以加纳阿库阿佩姆传统地区为例

Universal Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities Pub Date : 2022-12-17 DOI: 10.31586/ujssh.2022.572

S. Dankwa, Ernest Kumi, Dr. Isaac Eshun

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Formative Assessment Conceptions and Practices of Junior High School Social Studies Teachers in the Techiman Municipality of Ghana 加纳特奇曼市初中社会学科教师形成性评价的理念与实践

Universal Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities Pub Date : 2022-12-15 DOI: 10.31586/ujssh.2022.557

Benjamin Kwabena Ochour, Prince Opoku-Afriyie, Dr. Isaac Eshun

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Students’ Perceptions and Attitudes Towards Techniques Used in Teaching and Learning of Social Studies in the Colleges of Education in Ghana 学生对加纳教育学院社会研究教学中使用的技术的看法和态度

Universal Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities Pub Date : 2022-12-12 DOI: 10.31586/ujssh.2022.567

Eric Osei Yaw, Sylvia Takyiwaa Donkor, J. Yeboah, C. Appiah

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Socio-Economic and Cultural Barriers that Affect Women’s Participation in Local Level Governance in the Central Region of Ghana 影响加纳中部地区妇女参与地方一级治理的社会经济和文化障碍

Universal Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities Pub Date : 2022-12-09 DOI: 10.31586/ujssh.2022.556

Augusta Kyerewaah Asante, Lucy Effeh Attom

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Teachers’ Use of Field Trip to Evaluate Social Studies Lessons in the Senior High Schools in Ghana 加纳高中教师利用实地考察评估社会研究课程

Universal Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities Pub Date : 2022-12-08 DOI: 10.31586/ujssh.2022.558

Theophilus Kweku Bassaw, Frank Ato Tabil, Sylvia Takyiwaa Donkor

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An Appraisal of Junior High School Learners Perception in Using Flipped Classroom Model in Learning Social Studies Lessons 初中学生运用翻转课堂模式学习社会学课程的感知评价

Universal Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities Pub Date : 2022-11-30 DOI: 10.31586/ujssh.2022.545

George Ebanyenle Ackah, Hippolyt Dickson Angbing, S. Gyamfuah

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Technological, Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK) of Teachers and Their Formative assessment practices in Social Studies Lessons in The Junior High Schools in Komenda Edina Eguafo Abirem (K.E.E.A) Municipality of Ghana 加纳Komenda Edina Eguafo Abirem市初中社会研究课程中教师的技术、教学内容知识(TPACK)及其形成性评估实践

Universal Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities Pub Date : 2022-10-07 DOI: 10.31586/ujssh.2022.459

A. Bordoh, Dr. Isaac Eshun, Alhaji Waziri Ibrahim, Theophilus Kweku Bassaw, Akosua Baah, J. Yeboah

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