Browsing by Author "Habtamu Bizuneh"

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    S Hool Related Factors Affecting Students' Map Reading Skills In Amhara Region Secondary Schools: The Case of West Gojjam, East Gojjam, A Wi And Bahir Dar Zones
    (Addis Ababauniversity, 2006-06) Habtamu Bizuneh; Woube Kassaye
    There have been growing concerns on improving the map reading skill performance of students since map are central in the study of Geography in schools. The main purpose of this study is to investigate the chool related factors that affect map reading performance of students and to forward the finding with possible recommendations to concerned stakeholders so that they would take mea ures in improving at various levels . A de cripfive urvey method was employed. For this purpose, the dependent and independent variable were identified. The dependent variables was map reading performance of secondalY chool student and the independent variables are the school related factors particularly quality of the teaching force, availability of physical facilities,· efficient use of instructional time," characteri tic of pupils and teaching learning process. The target population was the school community found in 28 general secondary schools situated in the East Gojjam, East Gojjam, Bahi,. Dar and Awi Administrative Zones. A total of 894 samples that specifically consisted of 810 students, 50 geography teachers, 17 department heads and 17 principals were involved in the study. Questionnaires, interviews, classroom observations, performance tests and school and clas room inventOlY checklists were employed to collect the data. Descriptive statistics like percentile, mean, standard deviation, and univariate correlation were preferred in analyzing the data. The major findings of the study include: students readiness for learning map reading which is explained through tudents academic background, attitude towards map reading and age were appropriate. However, for various reasons map reading performance of students is generally low (their score was below 50% in map reading performance) with significant variations across gender and City Categorization. The level of teachers' qualifications and teaching experience particularly those who do not have specialization in Geography were not adequate to teach map reading. The contents in the syllabus are difficult to understand due to problems related to presentation of map reading. The contents in the syllabus are difficult to understand due to problems related to presentation of map reading. School physical facilities {library service , instructional materials were inadequate. The total periods allottedfor map reading teaching wa not sufficient enough to cover the topic which in turn affected the frequency of teaching learning process. On top of this wastage of instructional time was observed. The teaching learning process related variables (quality of instructional planning, effectiveness of implementation and effectiveness of as essment) had differential effect on map reading performance of student. The study has implication for educational policy and practice as well as further studie in the field
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    The Determinants of Agricultural Commodity Export Performance in Ethiopia: A Dynamic Panel Data Approach
    (AAU, 2025-01-15) Habtamu Bizuneh; Hailu Elias (PhD)
    This paper primarily aims to explore the factors affecting Ethiopian agricultural exports using a dynamic panel data approach. The study analyzed panel data for Ethiopia’s three main agricultural export commodities (coffee, oilseeds and fruit and vegetables) from the period 1999/2000 to 2022/23, considering factors such as data availability, export volume and export value, among others. Moreover, the study employed the natural logarithm of each commodity’s export value alongside determinants like previous export performance, exchange rate, consumer price index (CPI), foreign direct investment (FDI), indirect tax revenue, and trade openness to make interpretation of the results easy. The findings indicate that all these independent variables significantly influence Ethiopia’s agricultural exports. Specifically, the lag agricultural exports, exchange rates, foreign direct investment and trade openness have a positive and significant impact, while indirect tax revenue and consumer price index negatively affect export value. Based on these results the author recommends that the Ethiopian government should promote tax cut incentives for exporters, reduce trade barriers on import of agricultural inputs and subsidize agricultural inputs such as seeds, fertilizers, and equipment