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    The Effectiveness of Tutorial Program in Distance Education at the Tertiary Level: The Case of Alpha and Admas University College
    (Addis Ababa University, 2010-06) Tefera, Dereje; Dcsta, Daniel (PhD)
    '/17e purpose of' Ihis sludy was 10 invesligole Ihe elJeclivenes.1 of' lulOrial program ill distance educalion al the tertiary level with reference 10 Alpho and Adll7os[}n;versity Colleges. The populalions of Ihis sludy included odmillislralors. luloriol coordillalors, lulor.l· and studenls. In Ihis sludy a total of 266 participants were laken as a sample. I'roll1 Ihl,\' sort/pIe 50 of them were lutors, 200 were sf/fdents Oriel the rest were odll1inistra/or.\ alld tutorial program coordinators. For a beller lfl1ders!anding (~r the S;1/'/01;011 {/ mixed reseorth approach wox employed. Questiof/llOireinler view, FGD,observa!iOJlOlu/ dOClftlU' lI1 onoly.';;s were lfsed as rHeans q{ datu col/ecliot!. Frequency, percellliles, s/al/dort! deviation, !nean value and {-fest were used for analyzing the quontitative data Ivhile the quolilalive data were !hemalicully organized.calegorized and exorn.;Jled to understand Ihe emerging pal/ems of responses. The jindings oj'lhe siudy re veal Ihal Ihe lulorial services provided by tutors were devoted largely to lutor's verbal explanal;rm qj' descriplive lacls. The cu.rren.1 praclice oj'dislance edu.COlioll offering illsliluliolls o/./(/{'eto face {uloriaLs are provided on volun!(/I~y bases. Studenls' survey responses ShOl\ leel dissati.~/(:l(.: lion with Ihe il111ex ible nolure of Ihe resources, insqlllcieJlI ocodemic slfjJporl provided and a preference for guJded learning aelivities and partieipotioJl ill discllssioll. fl was fOlfnd wilh safl:~faclion Ihal learners have positive ollilude tmvards tutoria f Oll £! distonce education in generol. Furthermore, J;'om the responses of Ihe h{/ors/studeJlts Ihere is eviden.ce Ihal confirms sludems are benejited}i-om/ace 1O}(ICe lutorial. The slu"v indicated that Ihe absence or shortage of the !nodules during sludenls' registration wos serious problem Ihal negatively affects sludenls'peljormance,causes delays in gradualion ond .'III/dents' allendonce and participation in lutorial sessions. The .findings also rel'Nti Ihol vis//o/ aids were not employed in Ihe tutorial session fn. addition to this the s filtly disclosed lhot no electronic medio was employed to jcu;ililole the sllfdellt .wpporl sl'rI' i( e. 'flU! absence q/ practical exercise and demollstraliull Ivas foulld 10 be tl/(~ de/eCIS o/" Ill/orio! session. Finally, basedoll the .lindillgs and conclusiolls reCOlrtJIIClldu!iollS 1\'en.J 1/10de 10 uddress the problem under sludy.
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    The Effectiveness of Tutorial program In distance education at the tertiary Level: the case of Alpha and Admas university college
    (Addis Ababa Universty, 2010-06) Tefera, Dereje; Desta, DanielPhD)
    The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of tutorial program in distance education at the tertiary level with reference to Alpha and AdmasUniversity Colleges.The populations of this study included administrators, tutorial coordinators, tutors and students. In this study a total of 266 participants were taken as a sample. From this sample 50 of them were tutors, 200 were students and the rest were administrators and tutorial program coordinators. For a better understanding of the situation a mixed research approach was employed.Questionnaireinterview,FGD,observationand document analysis were used as means of data collection. Frequency, percentiles, standard deviation, mean value and t-test were used for analyzing the quantitative data while the qualitative data were thematically organized, categorized and examined to understand the emerging patterns of responses. The findings of the study reveal that the tutorial services provided by tutors were devoted largely to tutor’s verbal explanation of descriptive facts. The current practice of distance education offering institutions of faceto face tutorials are provided on voluntary bases. Students’ survey responses showed dissatisfaction with the inflexible nature of the resources, insufficient academic support provided and a preference for guided learning activities and participation in discussion. It was found with satisfaction that learners have positive attitude towards tutorial and distance education in general. Furthermore, from the responses of the tutors/students there is evidence that confirms students are benefited from face to face tutorial. The study indicated that the absence or shortage of the modules during students’ registration was serious problem that negatively affects students’performance,causes delays in graduation and students’ attendance and participation in tutorial sessions. The findings also reveal that visual aids were not employed in the tutorial session. In addition to this the study disclosed that no electronic media was employed to facilitate the student support service. The absence of practical exercise and demonstration was found to be the defects of tutorial session.Finally, basedon the findings and conclusions recommendations were made to address the problem under study.