PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS’ ATTITUDE TOWARDS THE TEACHING OF SCIENCE

Abstract

The purpose of the study was to examine the attitude of primary school teachers towards the teaching of science in Ghana.  A sample of 114 teachers from 20 primary schools in the Abura - Asebu- Kwamankese District was selected for the study. Data for the study was collected by the use of a questionnaire. The responses of the teachers on the questionnaire were collated for the purpose of analysis. The results of the study showed that primary school teachers had a positive attitude towards the teaching of science. There was also no significant difference in the attitude of male and female primary school teachers towards the teaching of science. However, the study found out that, teachers had difficulties in teaching topics such as basic circuits, waves, and building simple circuits. Primary school teachers should be encouraged by education units to attend science subject association conferences and workshops. The association should concentrate on the teaching of the themes namely “Cycle, Energy and Systems" as it is a major problem for most primary school teachers.