Implementation of standards-based curriculum: Views of basic school teachers in the Cape Coast Metropolis

Abstract

This study has investigated the views of public basic school teachers about the implementation of the standard-based curriculum in Ghana. A cross-sectional survey method was utilized to carry out research across the schools within the Cape Coast Metropolis. The selection of schools employed a stratified sampling approach. All regular teachers from the chosen schools, amounting to 240 individuals, were invited to participate in the study by completing a questionnaire. The Stages of Concerns Questionnaire (SoCQ), originally developed by Hall, 2023, was utilized to gauge the concerns of primary school teachers regarding the introduction of the standard-based curriculum. 35 items were created using a seven-point Likert scale to correspond with the seven stages of concern outlined in the Concern Based Adoption Model (CBAM): Awareness, Informational, Personal, Management, Consequent, Collaboration, and Refocusing. The data collected underwent processing through SPSS version 16.0 and were analyzed using mean and standard deviation, leading to findings aligned with the CBAM framework. Based on these findings, a suggestion for modification was proposed to enhance future outcomes.