Department of Curriculum & Comparative Education

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    The Current Status of the Self-Contained Classroom Teaching in Primary Schools in Addis Ababa Administrative Region Abe Be Ahmed
    (Addis Ababa University, 2000-06) Ahmed, Abebe; Abebe, Nardos
    The purpose of this study was to find out the current status of the self-contained classroom teaching in the primary schools of Addis Ababa Region . To obtain a clear picture of the situation three data gathering instruments (observation, questionnaires and interviews) were employed, nine primary schools, One hundred and Sixty self-contained classroom teachers , fifteen Regional , Zonal & Woreda supervisors, nine primary school directors and thirty six self contained classroom fourth grade students were used as the subjects of the study. Percentage was employed to analyse all the data . Findings made suitable for the classrooms are not clear that the self-containeed wide enough for classroom environment is classroom teaching i . e. teachers and students to not the move from place to place for teaching learning activities, some windows and doors are broken and unable to be closed and opened easily as needed, there are no sufficient seats for students, drawers and cupboards for teachers and students are not available. The absence of substitute teachers, subject specialists, skilled teachers for non-ac~demic subjects makes it very difficult to make this system of teaching effective. The lack of orientation given to the teachers who are currently teaching in primary schools first cycle grades 1 to 4 is another problem facing the system . The inflexibility of the schedule is also a major setback . Finally , inorder to improve the existing unsatisfactory conditions, the following recommendations are suggested . The standard which was present during the tryout stage to be followed in the implementation program, to give orientation to teachers, to use team teaching, to reduce the class size to at most 50, to provide library periods, to assign expert teachers to non-academic subjects and to allocate financial and material resourcs for the preparation of instructional materials .
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    Some Factors Affecting Female Pupils' Participation and Academic Performance in Primary Education in Amhara Region
    (Addis Ababa University, 2000-05) Belete, Mekasha; Abebe, Nardos
    This thesis dealt with in-school and home factors that influence participation and academic performance of primary school girls in Amhara Region. In undertaking the study the descriptive survey method was used. Two- zor:les from- tt:le-region were- first- identified- loJsing the pUFpesive sampling method. Then twelve sample primary schools were selected randomly from six districts. Questionnaire, structured interview forms and document inspection form were employed for data collection. The subjects of the study included a total of 240 pupils, 97 teachers and 43 parents. Gender Parity index, frequency distributions and percentages were applied in analyzing and reporting the results. The major findings revealed that: the attitude of parents regarding the importance of education for girls have positively changed; dropout rate of female pupils is relatively lower than boys but higher at grades 1 and 2; imbalanced home duties interfere very much in the education of girls; and the scholastic achievements of female pupils are lower compared to males. Recommendations forwarded include: girls from impoverished families need support; parents should be sensitized so that household routines would be shared fairly and equally in the family; and compensatory assistance should be provided to female pupils in order to improve their academic performance.