Teaching and Learning Styles at the Graduate Programs of Addis Ababa University
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2014-07
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Addis Ababa University
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The present study was conducted to find out the teaching and learning styles at the
Graduate programs of AAU. Descriptive survey design was used to assess the teaching
and learning styles at the graduate programs of AAU. The subjects in this study were
100 graduate students and 50 instructors teaching in the graduate program. Simple
random techniques were used to select the graduate students and instructors. Data were
collected through questionnaire, document analysis and structured interview. For
better understanding of the situation a mixed method was employed with an emphasis
on triangulation desigll. The mean value, frequency, percentage, independent t-test and
multiple regressions were used to analyze data quantitatively and qualitative data were
analyzed qualitatively by the interpretation and description of the respondent's ideas.
The finding of the study showed that there was learning style difference between male
and female graduate students. It was found out that tactile types of learning style was a
learning style of the majority of Graduate students and Delegator types of teaching style
was a teaching style of the majority of instructors. The study also showed that there was
significant mean difference between teaching style due to teaching experience and age
in the sampled institutions. The mean difference was found out between types of
learning styles and types of teaching style that are adopted in the sampled institutions.
Based on the findings of this study, it's recommended that teaching style should be
improved in such a way that students are encouraged in questioning, creative thinking
and problem solving and also its recommended that salary should be revised and
upgrade in order to make teaching an attractive Profession and also make the
instructor motivatedfor the job.
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Teaching and Learning Styles at the Graduate Programs