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

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