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Exploring the Interplay of Learners' Age and Achievement in Rural and Urban Schools: Implications for Curriculum Implementation in Ghana

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  • Author(s): Maxwell Kwesi Nyatsikor (ORCID Maxwell Kwesi Nyatsikor (ORCID 0000-0001-5123-4905); Winston Kwame Abroampa (ORCID Winston Kwame Abroampa (ORCID 0000-0001-9960-7133)
  • Language:
    English
  • Source:
    Africa Education Review. 2024 20(6):1-19.
  • Publication Date:
    2024
  • Document Type:
    Journal Articles
    Reports - Research
  • Additional Information
    • Availability:
      Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 530 Walnut Street Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Tel: 215-625-8900; Fax: 215-207-0050; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals
    • Peer Reviewed:
      Y
    • Source:
      19
    • Education Level:
      Elementary Education
    • Subject Terms:
      Foreign Countries; Rural Urban Differences; Age Differences; Academic Achievement; Curriculum Implementation; Elementary Schools; Urban Schools; Rural Schools; Public Schools; Equal Education; Elementary School Students
    • Subject Terms:
      Ghana
    • Accession Number:
      10.1080/18146627.2024.2408354
    • ISSN:
      1814-6627
      1753-5921
    • Abstract:
      The article explores the interactions between learners' age and achievement in rural and urban primary schools in a national education assessment in Ghana. The study sample comprised 12,207 learners from 349 public schools, and the data were analysed using multilevel modelling. The findings revealed a statistically significant and negative impact of age on mathematics and English language achievements. Rural and urban schools moderated the impact of age on academic achievement; however, they were unable to offset its statistical significance or the negative effect it exerted. The interaction between age and rural and urban schools detrimentally affected achievement in both subjects, especially in rural schools. The study findings suggest enrolling children in schools at the appropriate age and taking measures to eliminate the inequalities between rural and urban schools for a more equitable basic school curriculum implementation.
    • Abstract:
      As Provided
    • Publication Date:
      2025
    • Accession Number:
      EJ1471455