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    Prevalence and Academic Achievement of Students with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders at Kidus Gabriel Higher Elementary School in Mettu Administrative Town
    (Addis Ababa University, 2014-12) Eshetu Getahun; Tirussew Teferra
    The main objective of the study was to assess the prevalence and academic achievement of students with EBD in Kidus Gabriel Higher Elementary School. Thirteen (13) teachers and fifty eight (58) students were involved in this study. For this purpose Observation, Conner’s teacher rating scale and document analysis were employed as a method of data collection. The score of students on the Conner`s rating scale completed by teachers were converted in to T-score to avoid negative numbers and to standardize the scores and then compared with the manual. After students with EBD were identified, document analysis was conducted to get academic achievement of students with EBD. The findings of the study shows that 11.15% of students were identified with EBD, externalizing behaviors were associated with poor academic achievement in particular in the present study, there was statistically significant relationship between academic achievement and EBD, and in general, male students with EBD have poor academic achievement. Externalizing disorder was highly prevalent among male students and externalizing behavioral patterns and classroom academic achievement were highly associated in Kidus Gabriel Higher Elementary School. This implies that, emotional and behavioral disorder has an impact on academic achievement of students