Rosemary Quarcoo (2024)
There are several studies on teaching methods and its impact on Clothing and Textiles in tertiary and basic schools but not in Senior High Schools and not on general teaching strategies. This study therefore investigated the suitability and impact of teaching strategies used in teaching Clothing and Textiles at Senior High School level of education in Ghana. Research questions that guided the study were: What are the teaching methods used in teaching Clothing and Textiles in Senior High Schools in Ghana? What is the impact of teaching methods on learning Clothing and Textiles in SHS in Ghana? What is the impact of other teaching strategies on teaching and learning of clothing and Textiles and H01: There is no statistically significant difference in the test scores of students taught theory lessons and students taught practical lessons. Eighteen schools, four hundred and seventy eight students and twenty three teachers were selected using stratified sampling, purposive sampling and random sampling techniques. Observation, test and questionnaires were used to collect data. The study revealed that, there are three dominant instructional strategies currently used to facilitate C&T lessons in SHSs across Ghana namely demonstration method, discussion method and question and answer method. Students who were taught practically (M =57.71) were found to do better than their counterparts thought theoretically. (M=49.53). There is a statistical difference between the performance of students taught practically and those taught theoretically with p value =.000. The report of the study indicates that, students disagreed they were exposed to good teaching strategies (M=1.73, SD=0.33) and (M=1.69, SD=0.22). It was recommended that, Clothing and Textiles teachers should: use modern teaching methods to enhance teaching and learning; teach concepts practically to improve learning outcomes; introduce students to adequate Clothing and Textiles textbooks to enhance teaching and learning and should assess students during and after instructions to enhance effective learning.