The Effect of some Teacher and School Characteristics on the Application of Teaching Materials and Use of School Pedagogical Centers
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1998-06
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Addis Ababa University
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect
of experience, qualification, attitude, school Location and
material-financial supply on application of teaching materials
and SPC use.
To this end, data were collected thrOUgh ~qUestionnaire,
classroom observation and interview . The randomly selected
sample included 94 male and 64 female teachers , eight
directors and eight SPC co-ordinators selected from four urban
and four rural schools in and surrounding Nekemte. The data
collected were analyzed using statistical methods such as ttest
, chi -square t est , pearson ' s product moment correlation,
mean and percentage .
The results revealed that less experienced and less
qualified teachers performed significantly higher than the
more experienced and more qualified teachers in applying
teaching materials and using SPCs. It was also found out that
the difference between urban and rural schools in teaching
material application and SPC use is not significant. Besides,
it was indicated that attitude towards teaching and
application of teaching materials as well as SPC use are
significantly , positively and highly correlated. Furthermore,
less experienced and less qualified teachers demonstrated more
favourable attitude towards teaching than their more qualified
and more experienced counter parts .
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Teaching Materials