Utilization of Curriculum Evaluation Results to Improve Primary School Textbooks in Oromiya Regional State
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2007-07
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Addis Ababa University
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the utilization of curriculum
evaluation results to improve primary school text booles in Oromiya
Regional State. Data for this study was collected from seven Oromiya
Education Bureau Curriculum Development Department Experts and the
head, Primary Education Supervisors of six Oromiya zones' Education
Departments, ICDR and NOE experts. The research instruments involved
were questionnaire, structured interview, document analysis and focused
group discussion. The instruments were prepared and colleagues and my
advisor commented on them and improvements were made. The
questionnaire was prepared for OEB textbooles developers and zone
Education Department Primary Schools' Supervisors, while the interview
items were prepared for ICDR, NOE, OEB and Zone Education Department
experts. As soon as the instruments were improved, OEB textboole
developers and the department head gave their responses for both of the
instruments. Then, four ICDR experts and NOE research section head were
interviewed. Focused group discussions were conducted with Dedo
Primary School teachers in Jimma Zone and Gore 04 Primary School in
fllubabor zone. Finally six supervisors of different zone education
departments gave their responses for the questionnaire. This data have
been organized, analyzed and interpreted using simple percentage
(qualitative and quantitative approach). The findings indicate that
Oromiya Regional State Education Bureau utilized curriculum evaluation
results of ICDR and its own evaluation results at different level to improve
primary Schools' textbooles, but not that of researches made at
universities, NOE and at zone Education Departments.
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Utilization of Curriculum Evaluation Results