Browsing by Author "Mitiku, Melese"

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    An Assessment of English Language Writing Test Anxiety: The Case of Two Private University College Students Taking Sophomore English Writing Course
    (Addis Ababa University, 2007-08) Mitiku, Melese; Demisse, Teshome (PhD)
    The main objective of this study was to assess students' levels of English language writing test anxiety with reference to Admas and St. Mary's private University College students taking sophomore English writing common course in the second semester of 1999 E.C. The subjects of the study were one hundred thirty (i.e. 30% of the total population, 432) in which eighty six (86) of them were selected from Admas University College (AUC) while forty four (44) of them were from St. Mary's University College (SMUC). Subjects were selected using systematic sampling technique. Four kinds of data collection instruments were used in this study, namely, questionnaire, observation, focus group discussion, and interview. The data collected using these instruments were analyzed by making use of different statistical analysis methods and qualitative description, such as frequency counting percentage, mean, and description of some qualitative data. The findings (i.e. the results) indicated that the large majority of the subjects of the study were found to be poor in their writing background before they joined university colleges. And, as a result, their levels of anxiety were high when taking the writing tests. So, the administrations of both university colleges should look for some possible mechanisms (or strategies) which may be helpful to minimize students' levels of writing test anxiety, by giving simple additional writing courses before those complex ones like those of sophomore, for example.
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    An Assessment of English Language Writing Test Anxiety: The Case of Two Private University College Students Taking Sophomore English Writing Course
    (Addis Ababa University, 2007-08) Mitiku, Melese; Demisse, Teshome (PhD)
    The main objective of this study was to assess students' levels of English language writing test anxiety with reference to Admas and St. Mary's private University College students taking sophomore English writing common course in the second semester of 1999 E.C. The subjects of the study were one hundred thirty (i.e. 30% of the total population, 432) in which eighty six (86) of them were selected from Admas University College (AUC) while forty four (44) of them were from St. Mary's University College (SMUC). Subjects were selected using systematic sampling technique. Four kinds of data collection instruments were used in this study, namely, questionnaire, observation, focus group discussion, and interview. The data collected using these instruments were analyzed by making use of different statistical analysis methods and qualitative description, such as frequency counting percentage, mean, and description of some qualitative data. The findings (i.e. the results) indicated that the large majority of the subjects of the study were found to be poor in their writing background before they joined university colleges. And, as a result, their levels of anxiety were high when taking the writing tests. So, the administrations of both university colleges should look for some possible mechanisms (or strategies) which may be helpful to minimize students' levels of writing test anxiety, by giving simple additional writing courses before those complex ones like those of sophomore, for example.
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    The Management of Self-Contained Teaching in Addis Ababa Government Primary Schools
    (Addis Ababa University, 2008-07) Mitiku, Melese; W /Gerima, Haileselassie (Assistant professor)
    The main purpose of this study was 10 assess (h e mall agemel1l of s elr cOilloille!l ci os ."/()(} ii i tea ching in Addis Ababa Gavenllll enr prill/OI )' schools. The subjects of the st udy were two hundred /ourreen (i.e . J 60 reachers alld 54 sc hool manageme nt bodies) drawn from the ten sa mple primw)' sch ools, selec tin g olle frOIl/ each sub-city, of Addis Ababa. Tea chers and school management bodies were selected /I s in g systematic salllpling t echnique and availability sa lllpling techniqu e respectiv ely. Three kinds of data collection ills trum e nts were used in this s tudy, nam ely; qu es tion naire, observation and int e rview. Th e d a ta co llected usin g these in struments were analyzed by making use of different sta tistica l analysis m eth ods and qualitative description, such as frequen cy counting p ercentage, mean and description of some qualitative data . Th e findings (i.e . the results) indicated that th e manage ment of self-contain ed classrooln teachin g system in Addis Ababa c ity governm ent was found to be un sa tisfa ctor y. Thi s happen ed mainly du e to lack of well-trained manpo we r and in availability of appropriate reso urce and facilities and poor l1Ianagerial co mpetence. For this rea son, th e sys telll was not properly ill/plell/ented. Co nsequen tly, the Addis Ababa Edu catio n Bureoll is expected to assign th ose schoo l I/ w l/ ageli/ent bodies and reache rs who are \Veil rmill ed {{lid experienced ones alollg with the necessw)' teaching fa c ilities ill order IU ef(ec li l'e l.l' lIlana ge the self-colltoin ed classrooll/ (eaching systell/ as expecte d.