Attitude of Students Towards the Study of Physics: A Case of Tamale College of Education, Ghana.

Moses Kojo Asare Mabee, Tahiru Zingani Haruna , Abdallah Salifu

Issue: Vol.2  No.2 June 2021  Article 2 pp. 10-16
DOI : https://doi.org/10.38159/jelt.2021212   |   Published online 25th June 2021.
© 2021 The Author(s). This is an open access article under the CCBY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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The study examined the attitude of third-year science and mathematics students towards the study of Physics in the Tamale College of Education, Ghana. A case study involving a sample of one hundred and thirty–three students was adopted for the study. Using a structured questionnaire, data was collected from the selected sample. The Likert rating scale was adopted to indicate the extent of agreement or disagreement. General findings from the study indicated that the majority of the respondents had a negative perception towards the study of Physics. The research recommended that preferably only students who offered Elective Physics at the Senior High School level should be admitted to study Physics at the College level as this would facilitate the smooth teaching and learning of the subject. It was also suggested that Physics tutors should use innovative strategies to make the teaching and learning of the subject interesting and attractive.

Keywords: Physics, attitude, students, tutor, positive, negative.

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Mr. Moses Kojo Asare Mabee is a Science Tutor at Tamale College of Education, Northern Region, Ghana. He has been in the Science Department since 2008. He holds a Master of Education in Science Education. He has research interests in Physics, Chemistry and other science-related disciplines.

Mr. Tahiru Zingani Haruna is a Science Tutor at Tamale College of Education, Northern Region, Ghana. He has been in the Science Department since 2009. He holds a Master of Education in Science Education. He has research interests in Physics, Chemistry and other science-related disciplines.

Mr. Abdallah Salifu was a Science Tutor at Tamale College of Education from 2008 to 2021. He is currently the Vice-Principal of Gambaga College of Education, North East Region, Ghana. He holds a Master of Science in Environmental Science. He has research interests in Physics, Chemistry, Environmental Science and other science-related disciplines.

Mabee M. A. K., Haruna T. Z. & Salifu A. “Attitude of Students Towards the Study of Physics: A Case of Tamale College of Education, Ghana.” Journal of Education and Learning Technology 2, no.1 (2021):10-16. https://doi.org/10.38159/jelt.2021212

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