Browsing by Author "Ermias Assefa"

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    The Impact of School Feeding Programme on Students Academic Performance: The Case of Selected Elementary Schools in Debre Libanos Wereda, Oromia Region
    (Addis Ababa University, 2015-06) Ermias Assefa; Daniel Tefera
    The purpose of this study is to investigate if the school feeding program has significant impact on students’ school performance specifically on students’ achievement Test score and students’ class attendance rates among primary school children in Debre Libanos Woreda. A mixed method research design specifically sequential explanatory approaches was employed and a combination of qualitative and quantitative data collected. The data sources for the research were both primary and secondary. The primary data were collected from school administration of 423 students (195 from treatment and 228 from Controlled groups) using structured questionnaire. Content analyses, Key Informant Interviews and Observation were the methods employed to collect both primary and secondary data. The analysis employed both descriptive and inferential statistics. The independent sample t-test statistics revealed that there was a statistically significant difference between the treatment and control group on attendance rate (t= p < 0.01) but the two groups of students were not different in their achievement test score (t=p>0.10) using independent sample t-test. Thus, the possible explanation is that SFP is a fundamental instrument to increase academic performance specifically on students’ school attendance rate
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    Practices and Challenges of Training Impact Assessment: the Case of Commercial Bank of Ethiopia
    (Addis Ababa University, 2018-06) Ermias Assefa; Gemechu Waktola
    The majority of organizations realize that training must be a worthwhile effort; there must be returns towards labor productivity after training. Evaluation is possibly the least developed aspect of the training cycle. The principal objective of this research study is to identify the practices and challenges of training impact assessment in Commercial Bank of Ethiopia. For this study, sample survey research method has been chosen where the questionnaire was used to collect the information. The research approach applied for this study was quantitative and qualitative approach in nature, the data that were collected using primary data sources were analyzed and summarized by using tables, mean and standard deviation and analyzed using descriptive statistics for the general information and employees’ perception; and interview report was summarized. The major finding of the study shows since behavioral and result evaluation models would provide training managers with the idea of what is training evaluation on a systematic approach however the aspect of training measurement method was not well explored or detailed. And also these models have not reached a stage of clarity for in-depth training evaluation to be carried out. Based on the conclusion made, recommendation for Commercial bank Ethiopia is proposed to make possible effort in exploring systematic approach and detailed method for behavioral and result training evaluation models to make clarity for in-depth training evaluation to be carried out. And also the organization has to develop the capability of the existing experts which are equipped in conducting TIA.