Rev. Dr. Sr. Florence C. Awoniyi
Lecturer
About
Florence Christianah Awoniyi is a lecturer at the Department of Teacher Education, School of Education and Leadership, College of Education, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, Ghana. She has been a formator of teenagers and young adults for over 20 years in many schools, both in Ghana and Nigeria. In addition, she had taught at all three levels of the educational system. She has twenty years of experience in teaching at secondary/senior high schools, both in Nigeria and Ghana. She has previously lectured at the University of Cape Coast, Ghana, for six years and has since 2020 been lecturing at the University of Ghana, Legon, Accra.
Education
She holds a Doctorate and a Master of Philosophy degrees, both in Mathematics Education from the University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana. She also holds a Bachelor of Science degree (in Mathematics and Education) from the University of Lagos, Nigeria.
Research Interest
Her principal research interests are in the fields of mathematics education and teacher development. This includes but is not limited to: Affect in Mathematics Education, Relationships in the Mathematics Classroom, Assessment in Education, Teaching and Learning of Mathematics Content, Concept Development in Mathematics, Teacher Development, Gender Balance in the Teaching and Learning of Mathematics, Educational Statistics, Mathematics Teacher Education, Improving the Appreciation of Mathematics Topics, Scholarships and Internationalisation, Stress, and STEM Education
Publications
Commey-Mintah, P., Adjei-Boateng, E., Boateng, F. K., Awoniyi, F. C., & Amponsah, K. D. (2023). Occupational stress and marital contentment in the COVID-19 era among married tutors of colleges of education. Journal of Education and Learning (EduLearn), 17(1), 102-112. DOI: 10.11591/edulearn.v17i1.20566 Amponsah, R. O., Addai-Mununkum, R., Commey-Mintah, P., Awoniyi, F. C., & Amponsah, K. D. (2023). Perspectives of Basic School Level Headteachers in Accra Metropolitan Education Directorate about their Job Satisfaction amid the COVID-19 Pandemic. The Cradle of Knowledge: African Journal of Educational and Social Science Research, 11(1), 21- 29. Awoniyi, F. C., & Amponsah, K. D. (2023). Positive attitudes toward mathematics among senior high school students in Cape Coast Metropolis. Journal of Education and Learning (EduLearn), 17(2), 183-194. https://doi.org/10.11591/edulearn.v17i2.20531 Commey-Mintah, P., Awoniyi, F. C., Narh-Kert, M., Tutu-Danquah, C., & Amponsah, K. D. (2022). Effects of Stress and Coping Mechanisms: The Case of Pre-Service Teachers in Selected Colleges of Education in Ghana. American Journal of Educational Research, 10(8), 491-500. DOI:10.12691/education-10-8-3. Awoniyi, F. C. (2022). "Motivation and Mathematics Achievement: A Case Study of Grade 11 students in Ghana." Unnes Journal of Mathematics Education, 11(1): 102-117. https://doi.org/10.15294/ujme.v11i1.54578 Awoniyi, F. C., & Ogbonnaya, U. I. (2022). Ghanaian student nurses’ attitudes towards mathematics. Kalamatika: Jurnal Pendidikan Matematika, 7(1), 27-42. https://doi.org/10.22236/KALAMATIKA.vol7no1.2022pp27-42 Ogbonnaya, U. I., & Awoniyi, F. C. (2021). Mathematics in the nursing profession: Student and professional nurses' perspective. JOHME: Journal of Holistic Mathematics Education, 5(2), 125-138. DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.19166/johme.v5i2.4631 Awoniyi, F. C. & Butakor, P. K. (2021). The role of teacher-student relationship on performance in mathematics of the eleventh graders in the Cape Coast metropolis: Critical friendship perspective, Cogent Education, 8:1, 1908690, DOI: 10.1080/2331186X.2021.1908690 Awoniyi, F. C. (2021). Are caning and learning friends or foes in Ghanaian secondary schools? Cogent Education, 8(1), 1862031, DOI: 10.1080/2331186X.2020.1862031 Butakor, P. K., Amponsah, K. D., Gyabeng, T., Awoniyi, F. C. (2021). Using Logistic Regression to identify causes of examination malpractices among senior high students in Ghana. Psychology and Education 58(5): 6657-6664. ISSN:1553-6939. Ogbonnaya, U. I., Awoniyi, F. C., Matabane, M. E. (2020). Move to online learning during COVID-19 Lockdown: Pre-service teachers’ experiences in Ghana. International Journal of Learning, Teaching and Educational Research, 19(10), 286-303. https://doi.org/10.26803/ijlter.19.10.16 Awoniyi, F. C, & Fletcher, J. A. (2017). The influence of mathematics anxiety on performance among senior high school students in the Cape Coast Metropolis. Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 6(2), 125 – 166 Awoniyi, F. C. (2016). The understanding of senior high school mathematics teachers of school-based assessment and its challenges in the Cape Coast Metropolis. British Journal of Education, 4(10), 22 – 38. Available:https://www.eajournals.org/journals/british-journal-ofeducation-bje/vol-4-issue-10-september-2016/ Awoniyi, F. C., & Agyei, D. D. (2014). Relationship between senior high school mathematics teachers’ professional status, years of experience and test construction activities in the Cape Coast Metropolis. Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 6(2), 81– 104. Awoniyi, F. C, & Fletcher, J. A. (2013). Senior high school mathematics teachers’ use of school-based assessment guidelines and test scores in the Cape Coast Metropolis of Ghana. Journal of Educational Development and Practice (JED-P), 4(1), 19 – 40. Conference Articles Awoniyi, F. C. (2019). Teacher–student relationship in Ghanaian secondary schools: Is critical friendship possible? In M. Graven, H. Venkat, A. Essien & P. Vale (Eds.). Proceedings of the 43rd Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (Vol. 4, p. 6). Pretoria, South Africa: PME Awoniyi, F. C. (2018). Motivation and caning in Ghananian secondary school: Evidence from a survey and interviews. In E. Bergqvist, M. Österholm, C. Granberg, & L. Sumpter (Eds.), 42nd Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (Vol. 2, pp. 83 – 90). Umea, Sweden: PME.