Practices and Challenges of Using Radio As Instructional Media in Bati Woreda of Amhara Regional National State

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2011-03

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Addis Ababa University

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This study was set out to examine the practices and challenges of using radio as instructional media in three selected primary schools of Bati woreda of Amhara Regional State. It employed a descriptive survey design. Data were gathered from 52 students and 30 teachers through questionnaires. Similarly. 3 principals. 2 cluster supervisors.2 woreda. I zone. I region education experts were also employed as primary sources of data with semi- structured interview. and pertinent reference documents from secondary data source. besides classroom observation was employed. Systematic random sampling technique was used to generate data from students mean while. all grade 5-8 subject teachers selected with availability sampling technique. Purposive sampling technique was employed to gather data from school principals. cluster supervisors. education experts of woreda. zone and region as well. The collected data were analyzed using frequency counts and percentage. The major findings include the following; The utilization of radio instruction was affected by factors like absence of radio media studio locally. lack of teacher training on radio instruction utilization. unavailability of supportive materials such as radio teachers guide. radio sets. and illustrative materials. lack of skill to install aerial antenna and lack of evaluation systems on the success and failure of radio instructional media. Nevertheless. the problem of classroom size in the utilization of radio instruction programs was fou nd to be insignificant. Based on the findings. the study recommend: to alleviate the problems which was observed in the utilization of radio instruction the concerned educational officials and policy makers should be given proper attention to fulfill the necessary inputs. training for the teachers. and supervisions for effective implementation. The findings and concluding remarks forwarded in the study will help policy maker. educational bureau officials. educational media experts and program producers to give due attention for the proper utilization of radio instruction.

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Challenges of Using Radio As Instructional Media

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