High school pupils' attitudes towards mapwork on the Zambian Copperbelt
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description: This study was prompted by the general research problem arising from a concern over the dismal performance of High school pupils in the mapwork component of the Zambian School Certificate Geography paper 1 (2218/1). This problem was against the background of the paucity of knowledge in this area of Geography Education. The study sought to address the following research questionsr(i) What are the attitudes of High school pupils towards mapwork as a component of geography on the Zambian Copperbelt?; (ii) What factors influenced such High school pupils' attitudes towards mapwork?; and (iii) Which aspects of mapwork do selected High school pupils perceive most challenging to learn and why? The study aimed at investigating High school pupils' attitudes towards mapwork as a component of geography, on the Zambian Copperbelt. Specifically, the objectives were: first, to investigate attitudes of High school pupils on the Zambian Copperbelt towards mapwork as a component of geography. Second, to determine what factors influenced such High school pupils' attitudes towards mapwork. Third, to establish aspects of mapwork which selected High school pupils perceived to be most challenging to learn and why? This study employed a survey research design targeting Grade 12 High school pupils taking geography in the following randomly selected High schools on the Zambian Copperbelt: Chililabombwe, Chikola, Kalulushi, Hellen Kaunda, Kalumbwa, Mpatamatu,Ibenga, Mpongwe, Kantanshi and Kansenshi (see map in Figure 1). In total, the study had 296 respondents i.e. 274 pupil and 22 teacher respondents respectively. The 10 High schools were randomly sampled after categorising the 58 High schools on the Zambian Copperbelt province according to districts. The pupil respondents in the study were randomly sampled after purposively coming up with Grade 12 classes that took geography in each of the 10 High schools. Structured questionnaires with both closed and open ended questions were used to coll…
abstract: This study was prompted by the general research problem arising from a concern over the dismal performance of High school pupils in the mapwork component of the Zambian School Certificate Geography paper 1 (2218/1). This problem was against the background of the paucity of knowledge in this area of Geography Education. The study sought to address the following research questionsr(i) What are the attitudes of High school pupils towards mapwork as a component of geography on the Zambian Copperbelt?; (ii) What factors influenced such High school pupils' attitudes towards mapwork?; and (iii) Which aspects of mapwork do selected High school pupils perceive most challenging to learn and why? The study aimed at investigating High school pupils' attitudes towards mapwork as a component of geography, on the Zambian Copperbelt. Specifically, the objectives were: first, to investigate attitudes of High school pupils on the Zambian Copperbelt towards mapwork as a component of geography. Second, to determine what factors influenced such High school pupils' attitudes towards mapwork. Third, to establish aspects of mapwork which selected High school pupils perceived to be most challenging to learn and why? This study employed a survey research design targeting Grade 12 High school pupils taking geography in the following randomly selected High schools on the Zambian Copperbelt: Chililabombwe, Chikola, Kalulushi, Hellen Kaunda, Kalumbwa, Mpatamatu,Ibenga, Mpongwe, Kantanshi and Kansenshi (see map in Figure 1). In total, the study had 296 respondents i.e. 274 pupil and 22 teacher respondents respectively. The 10 High schools were randomly sampled after categorising the 58 High schools on the Zambian Copperbelt province according to districts. The pupil respondents in the study were randomly sampled after purposively coming up with Grade 12 classes that took geography in each of the 10 High schools. Structured questionnaires with both closed and open ended questions were used to coll…
author: Kasimba, Kennedy
language: en
keywords: Geography--Study and teaching--Zambian Copperbelt, Geography--Research--Zambian Copperbelt, Map reading--Zambian Copperbelt
date published: 2011-08-15
date modified: 2026-07-27T22:06:18Z
provider: University of Zambia
publisher: Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations
type: WebPage
source organization: University of Zambia