Browsing by Author "Teka, Solomon (PhD)"

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    An Assessment on Challenges of Effective Active Learning the case of Undergraduate Physical Education Program at Addis Ababa University
    (2014-04) Girma, Addisalem; Teka, Solomon (PhD)
    It has been about ten years since the government of Ethiopia made a new educational and training policy. The making of the policy has been followed by the development and implementation of different programs in order to carry forward the innovations enshrined in it. One of the highly emphasized aspects of this policy is the need to implement an active learning education most of the time which is expressed as student-centered, both in content and approach with the objective of producing a problem solving citizen. Related with this, the more elaborate aspiration of the policy is the trend towards shifting learning instructions from teacher-centered approach to a student centered approach. Though a variety of understanding exist on what ‘a student-centered approach’ means, the active learning approach with its qualifications as a student-centered approach and its unquestioned relevance in the development of problem solving citizen, it is expected that this approach is given precedence in the implementation of the policy. Student-centered method of teaching learning as occupied an important place in modern world. This is because it has many advantages in developing learners’ knowledge and skills. But its advantage is realized only when it is effectively and properly applied. Based on this, the main purpose of this study was to assess the status of implementation of active learning (studentcentered method) in PE program of AAU. Teachers, students, class room and practical sessions, and documents were the source of data for this study. Questionnaire was the main data gathering instrument which was supported by observation and document analysis. xi The result of the study indicate that most of the instructors in the PE department got different training in teaching, but there is low understanding, methods of delivery and helpfulness to effective teaching learning process. Also the study revealed that the students have a favorable perception towards the method. In addition the university doesn’t supply necessary materials and equipments that are necessary to effective implement. According to the result of the study, teachers’ lack of appropriate training particularly related with active learning method, shortage of instructional materials and facilities has affected the application of the method. Studentcentered strategies like problem solving, discovery, inquiry, project, field trip and role play were not applied by the teachers according to different challenges. Finally the study revealed that the teachers of Physical Education department in Addis Ababa University were not properly applying the active learning (student-centered) method. They mostly used traditional teachercentered method
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    The Impact of Sport For all Programs and its Implementation in Gambella Administrative Town
    (Addis Abeba university, 2012-10) Wudye, Achenef; Teka, Solomon (PhD)
    The purpose of the study was to describe the impacts of sport for all programs and its implementation in Gambella Administrative town, to suggest effective and appropriate ways in order to avoid or minimize challenges in public participation. To these end, attempts were made to identify influence in public participation in sport and examining the participation of every individuals including girls and persons with disabilities in sport activities. Moreover, the study was proposed more effective and appropriate methods to enhance every individual’s participation in sport regardless of sex, age, economical status and peoples with disabilities. The study was conducted on three randomly selected high schools, Gambella administrative town youth and sport office, Gambella sport commission and sport for all participants. From these sample high schools, sample of physical education teachers and students were selected by using availability sampling and stratified sampling techniques respectively, from both sample of Gambella administrative town youth and sport experts and sport for all participants were selected by availability sampling techniques. The required data were gathered from sample schools, physical education teachers, students, sport experts and sport for all participants by using questionnaire, semistructured interview and observation. After the data were collected from these samples in these ways, the questionnaire data was analyzed and interpreted by using frequency and percentage, data from semistructured interview and observation were summarized shortly by the researcher. The finding of the study revealed that there were problems in implementation of sport for all, of which the most important were discrimination of girls and people with disability in sport activity, lack of facilities and materials, lack of awareness of the significance of physical activity, role model influence, family influence, limited opportunities and programs for participation, training and competition. The findings of the study also indicated that there were many factors in the public participation of sport, lack of motivation, sport professionals did not give attention for the societies, limited access of information and resource, peer group influence, lack of media coverage, religious attitude and the curriculum does not address the needs, interests and capacity of girls and people with disability. Lastly, as it is evident from the findings in the study, suggestions forwarded to enhance the participation of every individuals in sport, like creating the opportunities of awareness of sport or physical activity, improving availability of materials and facilities, demonstrating the role models of parents, friends and teachers, creating conducive environment, presence of sport expert-societies communication and school mini-media were founded to be effective and appropriate methods to promote the participation of every individual regardless of sex, age and people with disabilities in implementation of sport for all programs. Key terms : sport, disability, Para Olympic, equality and physical activity