Using Constructivist Approach to Enhance Students Understanding of Logarithmic Functions: A Case Study of Kalpohin Senior High School, Tamale-Ghana

Hamidu Ibrahim Bukari, Abdul-Rahaman Yakubu

This paper deals with using constructivist approach to enhance students’ understanding of logarithmic function in Kalpohin Senior High School. Purposive sampling technique was employed to obtain a sample (n = 60) of male and female second year Agricultural Science and Home Economics students from Kalpohin Senior High School in Tamale, the Northern Region of Ghana. A constructivist-based instructional (CBI) approach was employed and evaluated using three instruments- pre-test, post-test and unstructured interviews to measure students’ understanding of logarithmic function, their attitudes and views about Constructivist approach.