Abstract:
The purpose of this study was to examine Biology students’ weaknesses as far as graph
work is concerned. The target population was SHS 3 students offering biology as an
elective science subject in Senior High Schools in the Cape Coast Metropolis during the
2009/2010 academic year. However, the accessible population was elective biology
students from six schools in the Cape Coast Metropolis. At each school an intact class was
randomly selected and used. In all a sample size of 230 students was used. The study
revealed that elective biology students have difficulty with providing headings, an
appropriate scale, and labeling the axes of graphs.
