Welcome to your QUIZ ON HISTORY OF EDUCATION IN GHANA
1.
The first attempt to establish formal education/school in Ghana was made in which year by the Portuguese.
2.
The major types of Education includes all the following. Pick the odd one out.
3.
Which of the following is not considered a major reason that led to the introduction of Western Formal Education in Ghana?
4.
The first missionaries to arrived in Ghana were the .............................
5.
The process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and sound judgment, and generally of preparing oneself or others intellectually for mature life. A process meant to develop one's cognitive (mind), affective (feeling) and psychomotor (hands) abilities. Which of the following is best described here?
6.
All the following missionaries came into Ghana during the colonial era except ..........
7.
Who is the current Deputy Director-General of the Ghana Education Service in charge of Quality and Access?
8.
The process of helping an individual to understand him/herself and his/her environment is called
9.
Who were the primary agents of traditional education?
10.
Which of the following was not a feature of traditional education?
11.
Which European country was the first to introduce formal education in Ghana?
12.
What was the main reason European merchants introduced formal education in Ghana?
13.
World or International Teachers' Day is earmarked for celebration on 25th December of every year ...........
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All the following were the methods used in the traditional form of education except ......................
15.
The list of subjects to be studied under the common core programme for junior and senior high schools in Ghana include all the following except …….....
18.
Paa Kwesi is a young boy growing up in a traditional Ghanaian village. He learns how to fish by watching his father and practicing alongside him. Which method of traditional education is Paa Kwesi using?
19.
When did the idea of educating people originate?
20.
Which of the following is considered as being well structured, has stipulated and long periods of training, and certificated at the end of the programme?
21.
In Informal Education, knowledge, skills and attitudes are acquired or learnt consciously.....
22.
The Ahanta West Municipal Assembly organised skills training for the local community of Dixcove for 3 days. This can be classified as what type of education?
23.
In informal learning setup, the learner is supposed to put in the most effort to learn.
24.
Which of these Universities was formerly referred to as the University College of the Gold Coast?
25.
From which educational institution was the University College of the Gold Coast created?
26.
Who was the first Vice Principal of the Prince of Wales?
27.
Which of these agencies of socialization has the first contact with the child?
28.
The Western form of education in Ghana was commonly known as ................
29.
One challenge of early missionary education was ..............
30.
The first secondary school in Ghana was ....................
31.
Which colonial governor is credited with expanding education in Ghana?
32.
The children born to European traders and African women were called .................
33.
Why did European traders introduce formal education?
34.
Which missionary group established the first teacher training institution in Ghana?
35.
All of these people were considered as pioneers of the castle schools except ............
36.
By 1881, approximately how many schools were in Ghana?
37.
What was the first mission school setup outside the castle schools?
38.
What language was used in the early part of education in the Gold Coast?
39.
Apart from training their children, the castle schools were also set up to train interpreters and to also offer employment for the people.
40.
When was the University of Ghana established?
41.
Who was the first Ghanaian to advocate for girl-child education in the early 1900s?
42.
Which of these towns had a castle school in the colonial days.
43.
Which of the agencies of socialization provides scientific knowledge to the learners?
44.
The current Minister of Education of Ghana has how many deputies?
45.
The International Institute of Educational Planning ( IIEP ), was created in 1963 as an arm of UNESCO. Where is this institute located?
46.
The Accelerated Development Plan for Education in Ghana was introduced in ...............
47.
Which of the following was not a missionary group in Ghana?
48.
Apart from Portugal, which other country was involved in early formal education in Ghana?
49.
Ghana's current basic education system spans from ..............
50.
A typical example of a gender gap in the Ghanaian society is that certain jobs are considered to be the preserves of men
