Kwaku Darko Amponsah

University of Ghana

Also at University of South Africafrom their recent papers

Lecturer, University of Ghana, since 2018per ORCID

Publishing since 1970, latest 2026

Education
Developmental and Educational Psychology
Social Psychology
Clinical Psychology
Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
Gender Studies

Publications: 451970–2026
Citations: 342to those papers
h-index: 10i10-index 12
Field-weighted impact: 3.451.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 38%17 of 45 scored papers
Open access: 84%38 papers free to read

5 other works — preprints, datasets and the like — are listed but not counted.

By year

Papers, and the citations to them

Publications, left axisCitations to that year’s papers, right axis2026 still in progress

Career

As their ORCID record read on October 4, 2026

Positions

Lecturer, Teacher EducationUniversity of Ghanasince 2018

On their papers

Publications

45 in all

Examining Preservice Teachers' Teaching Practice Experience: The Benefits and Challenges
2026Journal of Education and Training StudiesJournalOpen access0 citations10.11114/jets.v14i3.8287
Students' Perceptions of ICT Integration in Science Teaching and Learning in Ghanaian Senior High Schools: A Convergent Mixed-Methods Study
2026

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Citations received each year

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Education3271%
Developmental and Educational Psychology1431%
Social Psychology716%
Clinical Psychology511%
Experimental and Cognitive Psychology511%
Gender Studies511%
General Health Professions49%
Information Systems49%
Computer Science Applications37%
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences37%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences
Physical Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Science Education and Pedagogy13
Educational Strategies and Epistemologies7
Emotional Intelligence and Performance6
Teacher Education and Leadership Studies5
Education and Critical Thinking Development4
Education, Achievement, and Giftedness4
Educational Environments and Student Outcomes4
Gender and Technology in Education4
Innovative Teaching Methods4
Online and Blended Learning4
COVID-19 and Mental Health3
Diverse Educational Innovations Studies3

Who they write with

Their most frequent co-authors, and the papers those co-authors share

Where their co-authors are

47% of their papers have a co-author abroad

papers co-written1469121517Home

Most frequent partner countries

South Africa20
Pakistan3
Tanzania1
Somalia1
Nigeria1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University of South AfricaZA19 papers
University of Cape CoastGH16 papers
Takoradi Technical UniversityGH5 papers
Our Lady of Apostles College of EducationGH5 papers
Accra College of EducationGH4 papers
University of Education, WinnebaGH4 papers
University of EducationPK3 papers
Peki College of EducationGH3 papers
Agogo Presbyterian Women's College of EducationGH2 papers
Evangelical Presbyterian College of Education, AmedzofeGH2 papers

Where they publish

Cogent Education4
African Journal of Educational Studies in Mathematics and Sciences3
Education Quarterly Reviews3
Journal of Education and Learning (EduLearn)3
Journal of Education and Training Studies3
African Journal of Empirical Research2

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

4Quality education23
2Zero hunger1
3Good health and well-being1
5Gender equality1
9Industry, innovation and infrastructure1
13Climate action1
14Life below water1

Most cited

Gender Differences in Stressors and Coping Strategies Among Teacher Education Students at University of Ghana
Journal of Education and Learning4
202059 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Diamond
Stressors and coping strategies: The case of teacher education students at University of Ghana
Cogent Education3
202053 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold

University of Education, Winneba

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Effects of academic programs on stressors and coping strategies among university students

2025International Journal of Evaluation and Research in Education (IJERE)JournalOpen accessFirst author2 citations10.11591/ijere.v14i3.30108

Integrating Non-interactive Linear Videos into Didactic Teaching Approaches: Enhancing Understanding of Atomic Models and Structure

2025African Journal of Research in Mathematics Science and Technology EducationJournalCorresponding1 citation10.1080/18117295.2025.2498178

Understanding University Science Education Students' Reasoning in Scientific Dataset Processing

2025African Journal Of Applied ResearchJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.26437/hz3hxh35

Gender Differences in Senior High School Students’ Motivation to, and Attitude towards, Learning of Integrated Science

2025African Journal of Educational Studies in Mathematics and SciencesJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.4314/ajesms.v21i1.9

Analyzing the Influence of Key Demographic Variables on the Learning Styles of Preservice Science and Non-Science Teachers

2024African Journal of Educational Studies in Mathematics and SciencesJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.4314/ajesms.v20i1.9

Positive attitudes toward mathematics among senior high school students in Cape Coast Metropolis

2023Journal of Education and Learning (EduLearn)JournalOpen accessSenior author2 citations10.11591/edulearn.v17i2.20531

Pre-Service Teachers' Perceptions on Biology Classroom Environment and their Attitudes towards the Subject in Ghana

2023Cradle of Knowledge African Journal of Educational and Social Science Research (The)JournalOpen access0 citations10.4314/ajessr.v11i3.10

Effect of conceptual transformation on electrochemistry performance of high-performing high school learners in South Africa

2023African Journal of Educational Studies in Mathematics and SciencesJournalOpen accessFirst author0 citations10.4314/ajesms.v19i1.3

Extent of Implementation of Inquiry-based Science Teaching and Learning in Ghanaian Junior High Schools

2020Eurasia Journal of Mathematics Science and Technology EducationJournalOpen access23 citations10.29333/ejmste/9373

South African twelfth grade students’ conceptions regarding Electrochemistry

2020Journal of Education and Learning (EduLearn)JournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding10 citations10.11591/edulearn.v14i3.16273

Analysis of study skills employed by Ghanaian high school science students

2020Cypriot Journal of Educational SciencesJournalOpen accessFirst author4 citations10.18844/cjes.v15i4.5047

Ghanaian senior high school science students’ conceptions about change of state of matter

2019AFRREV STECH An International Journal of Science and TechnologyJournalOpen access0 citations10.4314/stech.v8i2.4

Constraints experienced by female students pursuing science and technology-based university programmes in their learning of science in Ghana

2014International Journal of Research Studies in EducationJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding4 citations10.5861/ijrse.2014.684

Perspectives of Basic School Level Headteachers in Accra Metropolitan Education Directorate about their Job Satisfaction amid the COVID-19 Pandemic

1970Cradle of Knowledge African Journal of Educational and Social Science Research (The)JournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.4314/ajessr.v11i1.3

Cogent Arts and Humanities

Cradle of Knowledge African Journal of Educational and Social Science Research (The)2

How it can be read

84% free to read

Diamond 19 · 42%Free to read and to publish
Gold 7 · 16%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 8 · 18%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 3 · 7%Free to read, no open licence
Green 1 · 2%A copy in a repository
Closed 7 · 16%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

6 of 45 papers name a funder

University of Ghana3
University of South Africa2
American Educational Research Association1
Directorate for STEM Education1
Office of Elementary and Secondary Education1
U.S. Department of Education1

The Impact of Internet Usage on Students’ Success in Selected Senior High Schools in Cape Coast metropolis, Ghana

European Journal of Educational Sciences

202226 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Diamond

Extent of Implementation of Inquiry-based Science Teaching and Learning in Ghanaian Junior High Schools

Eurasia Journal of Mathematics Science and Technology Education4

202023 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Diamond