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Chapter 1: The Effective Teacher

By Abdul-Latif Ahmed - April 27, 2023

Chapter 1: The Effective Teacher Chapter Overview How easily or quickly could you answer the question: What is an effective teacher? This question has been asked by every teacher, young or old. It is a deceptively simple question, for it has many different answers. Teaching is a complex and difficult task that demands extraordinary abilities. Despite decades of experience and research, one of the most important questions in education today is: What is an effective teacher? This chapter offers no pat definitions of an effective teacher. Instead, the goal is to introduce you to practices used by effective teachers that are related to positive outcomes in learners. These effective teaching practices do not tell the whole story of what an effective teacher is, but they do form an important foundation to help you become an effective teacher and profit from the chapters ahead. Subsequent chapters blend these practices with other activities, such as lesson planning, problem-based...

Effective Teaching Methods - Overview and Q&A

By Abdul-Latif Ahmed - April 23, 2023

This eBook provides an overview of effective teaching strategies and methods, including techniques for evaluating student learning, creating a positive classroom climate, and managing classroom discipline. It covers topics such as assessment techniques, instructional strategies, and classroom management approaches. The book emphasizes the importance of engaging students, promoting critical thinking, and establishing a positive learning environment. It offers practical guidance and tips for educators looking to enhance their teaching skills and create a productive learning environment for their students. PREVIEW BELOW : Related GES Promotion resources you might find useful: GES Promotion Aptitude Tests Pasco Model Aptitude Test for GES 2 Model Aptitude Test for GES 1 Education in Ghana For a complete guide to aptitude tests, interviews, and promotion resources, visit the GES Promotion resource hub . You may read onlin...

Yagbonwura Tuntumba Boresa I passes on

By Abdul-Latif Ahmed - February 06, 2023

The Overlord of Gonjaland, Yagbonwura Tuntumba Boresa I has passed on after a 12-year reign. Graphic Online has gathered that the 90-year-old chief died on the dawn of Saturday, February 4, 2023 at his palace in Damongo in the Savanna Region. The family is preparing to officially announce the death in line with custom and tradition. The Yagbonwura has been unwell for some time now. The passing of the Overlord comes a fortnight after the Lepowura, Alhaji M.N.D. Jawula passed on in the United States. The late Chief was enskinned as Yagbonwura in March, 2010. Before his enskinement as Yagbonwura, he was the Paramount Chief of the Kusawgu Traditional Area of Gonja under the skin name Kusawguwura Sulemana Jakpa. He was the son of Yapeiwura Bakari, the son of Yagbonwura Mahama of Kusawgu and Mma Nyenbali Chiraba. The Registrar of the Savanna Regional House of Chiefs, Abutu Kapori has told Graphic Online that the necessary rites were currently being performed to pave way for burial. “The enti...

2022 BECE results released; Mobile phone offenders' results cancelled

By Abdul-Latif Ahmed - January 26, 2023

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has released provisional results for the 2022 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) for both school and private candidates. The subject results of 416 school candidates and three private candidates have been cancelled for the offence of either bringing foreign materials into the examination hall or colluding with other candidates. Aside that the entire results of 73 school candidates and two private candidates have also been cancelled for the offence of bringing mobile phones into the examination hall. The subject results of 38 school candidates have been withheld pending conclusion of investigations into various cases of alleged examination malpractice. The entire results of 11 school candidates have also been withheld pending conclusion of investigations into various cases of alleged examination malpractice. This was made known in a press statement dated January 25, 2023, signed and issued on Wednesday night by Rev Victor Brew, th...

Address challenges in education sector — GNECC

By Abdul-Latif Ahmed - January 25, 2023

The Ghana National Education Coalition Campaign (GNECC) has called on the government to, as a matter of urgency, address the current challenges facing the education system. In addition, it called on the president to honour his commitment during the Transforming Education Summit in the UN that 23 per cent of the National Budget would be allocated to education and coalition was reminding him of that commitment. “The government’s 12.9 per cent budgetary allocation to the education sector in the 2023 national budget although indicates an increase as compared to last year’s allocation, still falls below the target Ghana has set for itself in 2021 during the Global Education Summit held in the United Kingdom where the president pledged to spend at least 23 per cent of the national budget on education over the medium term from 2021 to 2025,” GNECC said in a statement on the occasion to mark International Day of Education. Day The fifth International Day of Education was on the theme: “To inve...

BECE 2022 results to be released January 25

By Abdul-Latif Ahmed - January 19, 2023

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has announced that the results for the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) for School and Private Candidates, 2022, will be released on Wednesday, January 25, 2023. The Ministry of Education’s Public Relations Officer (PRO), Kwasi Kwarteng had in an earlier interview said the results would be released on January 19 but the Council in a statement issued today said it was currently conducting post-examination activities having successfully conducted the examination at 2,023 centres and completed co-ordination and marking exercises. A total of 553,408 candidates, including 1,132 private candidates, wrote the examination, which ended on Friday, October 21, 2022. WAEC urges suspected cheats to respond to invitations It said investigations were ongoing into examination irregularity cases detected during and after the conduct of the examination. "For a quick resolution of malpractice cases, the Council appeals to affected school aut...

Dr. Bawumia Announces 1 Student - 1 Tablet Policy for SHS

By Abdul-Latif Ahmed - January 18, 2023

Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, Vice-President of Ghana The Vice-President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has announced that the government will distribute free electronic tablets to all Senior High Schools this year. Dr Bawumia said the "game-changing" development was part of the government's ongoing digitization agenda which has already seen the implementation of free WI-FI at SHSs across the country. The Vice President said he had been informed by the Minister of Education, Yaw Osei Adutwum, that the country was on course to provide the tablets which will come pre-loaded with textbooks and past examination questions. “This year, we are on course to provide all Senior High School students in Ghana with tablets which are loaded with textbooks on them for their studies. That’s a very game-changing development. We will have past questions preloaded on these tablets that will be distributed to all and I pray that it does come to pass this year...,” Dr Bawumia said Dr Bawumia made this known...