Education Minister calls for review of teaching of mathematics, science
The Minister of Education, Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang, has called for a review of the way mathematics and science are taught in schools.
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She said Mathematics and Science formed the basis for acquiring scientific and technological know-how needed to propel the country’s socio-economic development.
Therefore, she said, the government had retrained hundreds of Mathematics and Science teachers at the basic and secondary levels to improve the teaching of the two subjects in schools.
Prof. Opoku-Agyemang was speaking at the 10th anniversay durbar of the Ghana Technology University College (GTUC) in Accra yesterday. It was held on the theme: “Connecting the Dots.”
The GTUC offers undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in Telecom Engineering, Information Technology, Computer Engineering, Mobile Internet Communication and Telecom Management.
Science/Mathematics
Prof. Opoku-Agyemang said it was crucial to identify and address the reasons why many students did not do well in Science and Mathematics.
“We need to pay attention to technical, vocational and science education,” she said.
Prof. Opoku-Agyemang lauded the GTUC for its achievements, which were due to hard work and determination to make a difference.
She tasked the management of the GTUC not to lose focus of its core mandate of providing science and technology education.
Partnership
A former Vice Chancellor of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Prof. Kwasi Adarkwa, said the increasing number of private universities in the country was a healthy development.
That, he said, was because the public universities could admit only about 30 per cent of qualified applicants because of limited facility.
Prof. Adarkwa called for increased participation between the public and private sectors to produce the human capital needed to drive the country’s development.
“Public-private partnership encourages competition and leads to improved standards,” he said.
Policy
Prof. Adarkwa advocated the formulation of a comprehensive national policy on sicence, technology and technical education in the country.
He urged the National Accreditation Board to intensify its watchdog role by ensuring that teaching standards were improved or maintained in educational institutions.
The occasion was used to launch strategic plans for the GTUC that seek to improve teaching and learning, develop infrastructure and enhance the welfare of staff.