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    Challenges in Teaching Gymnastics: With Specific Reference to Astbi Wereda Secondary Schools, Tigray Region.
    (Addis Ababa University, 2026-04-30) Tedros Kiros; Solomon Teka
    The purpose of this study was to identify the challenges in teaching gymnastics in Atsbi wereda secondary schools namely Atsbi, Dera and Haikmesal secondary schools and to suggest to them challenges. In order to gathering relevant data from the study samples questionnaires, interviews and observation check-lists were used as the main data collection instruments. The target population of the study involves 2308 students, teachers and school principal. From this population the study sample size involves 460 or (20%) of students were selected using simple Random sampling technique that is lottery methods, 5 physical education teachers, 3 schools Principal and the sample schools were selected using purposive sampling technique. Three basic questions were raised to achieve the objectives of the study. To answer those basic research questions, descriptive survey research design and mixed research method were employed. The data were analyzed using SPSS version-16 software package using descriptive statistics (mean and standard deviation) and percentage. The study found the challenge related with students, with the physical education teachers and with the school principal. The researcher finding shows that, in order to bring improvement of teaching gymnastics challenges such as large class size, time allotment, inter-school tournament, lack of gymnastics equipments, lack of skills in gymnastics and experience must be improved. In view of this summary, conclusion and recommendations are provided.