GTLE Economics case studies
GTLE Economics · Put your knowledge to work in context.
The Ghana Teacher Licensure Examination (GTLE) is the licensing assessment conducted by the National Teaching Council (NTC) under the Education Regulatory Bodies Act, 2020 (ACT 1023). The NTC states that it is mandated to "License Teachers Conduct Ghana Teacher Licensure Examination (GTLE)" and to "Regulate the teaching profession in Ghana." The GTLE is intended for candidates seeking a teaching licence in Ghana, including graduates of accredited teacher education programmes and non-professional teachers regularising their status. The GTLE Economics case studies are 5 cases and about 5,360 words.
1The elasticity answer key that split a department
Mr Abdulai teaches Economics to 48 S2 students at a public senior high school in Tamale. His end-of-term test included this item: 'The price of a bag of maize rises from GH¢400 to GH¢500 and quantity demanded at the market falls from 200 bags to 160 bags per week.
1,002 words, about 5 min2Pressure to inflate school-based assessment marks
Mr Osei teaches Economics at a private senior high school in Kumasi with 54 WASSCE candidates. At a staff meeting the proprietor announces that the school's pass rate fell last year and that, from now on, every teacher must enter at least 24 out of 30 for the school-based assessment (SBA) component 'so that our candidates are not disadvantaged'.
1,002 words, about 5 min3Seventy-two students, fourteen textbooks and an inflation lesson
Ms Adjeley teaches SHS 2 Economics at a double-track senior high school in Techiman. Her Gold-track class has 72 students in a room with 60 desks.
1,075 words, about 5 min4The cedi, the price of rice and a divided classroom
Mr Nartey is teaching exchange rates to an SHS 3 Economics class at a boys' school in Accra. He has just explained that the cedi depreciated from about GH¢8 to about GH¢12 to the US dollar over two years.
1,187 words, about 6 min5The paid WhatsApp revision group
Mr Koomson teaches Economics at a private senior high school in Cape Coast. For two years he has run a WhatsApp group called 'Econs Hub', charging GH¢50 per term.
1,094 words, about 5 min