Performance of Grade Four Students In Reading Ljteracy In South Gondar Zone of Amhara Region
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2009-06
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Addis Ababauniversity
Abstract
The main purpose of the study , performance in reading literacy of grade four students
of South Conder Zone was to analyze the extent ofpe/formance in reading literacy
and the impact olstudents' personality characteristics, home background and teacher
related variables on it. AcC(m..lingly , a survey design on quantitative research
approach wa.1 employed From the 51 ,718 target population olgrade jour stlldents,
38-1, J"(tndoll1ly selected samplc .It lI<1ents il1 10 primmy schools, 108 available
teachen . Ul7d I ()() /)(/I·CIII .I ll"et"(' lI.1ed us /I/(/il7 dutu sOllrces. In collecting the required
data questionnaires ji)r students, parents ami teachers and reading comprehension
test items were used ()uestionnaire ami test items were piloted for reliability and
l'olidity. 'I/ic collcc/cd di/ti/ WCI"c' (/I'II/II'::('d ({ml int('/"preted using descriptive (lml
inferential stutistical techniques. t he resliit showed that the reading peijormance of
sludents lvas belml' the minimum expec/(ftion ojMoE and the expected projile~' o.f/irst
cJicle pril11wy schools. students gender, age, absenteeism, time taken to travel home
to school, nllmher oj meals per doy, and peers reoding/i"equency were ./inll1d
.ligl1(jicanf predictors o/ per/iJl"rnal7ce in reading literocy at p< 0.05 or P<O.OI levels.
These variables contributed 28% 0/ the total variation in the personality character
groups. Child lohour demand of parenlS, low literacy level, income le '!el and
occupation status, weak intervention and the low parent teacher contact in the home
background characteristics group could hove negative influence to students '
per/orl1wnce in reading Vuri:lbles in the teachcr related groups the majorily (~fthe
leach::r.l· hene/ited Fom tmining, cullo/JO{"({liul1 wilh peers, satisjclcticfl ",,,ith
pro("e.lsion (1/1(1 low cngai!,(' /ll, 'lti ill ('xt/"(/ s()ci({1 resp(}nsihilitv wOllld have positive
influence. J-/owever. the di.I.lUli.\/icd leG/cherI', luck 0/ proper assessment technique
and their al/itude on school P 'o/llOlion practice would have negative injlut:nce. In
cone/us ion, jNrjiJrmonce in reading literacy is not found in apposition to ./i"fill the
litel"C/cy demand oj children (lncl olher stolkholc/er.1 due to the impact o/personulity,
home und leachers' quality and behavior. As u result, necessary suggestions were
givenjiJl" imp/"Oving students ' per/c)rmunce in reading literacy and/or indicating 'what
10 be slressedj(Jr condu("ting/uJ"ther silldies
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South Gondar Zone of Amhara Region