Factors Affecting the History Performance of Grade Nine Students in West Shewa Zone of Oromia Regional State
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2007-07
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Addis Ababa University
Abstract
Education is a vital one for social, culrural and economic development of a society. 11 is a very
important instrument in the creation of a modern economy, In secondmy school, HistOlY is given
as a separate subject which is illlportant like other subjects which play an important role in
training pupil to become accurate in comprehension and expression to weigh evidence, to
separate the trivialfi'om significam, to diSlinguish propaganda from truth.
However, the students' performance in histOlY is injluenced by the complex set of out of school
and in school relatedfaclOrs. The pUljJose of this study was, Iherefore, to investigale Ihe school
related factors thaI a/recl sludems' hislOIY performance and to forward the finding wilh possible
recommendations 10 concerned slake holders so that they would take measures in improving at
various levels.
A descriptive survey lIIethod was elllployed. The sample consisted of 500 students, 12 histOlY
teachers, five school principals and five histolY department heads drawn Fom five sample
secondary schools in Wesl Shewa Zone. Regarding the respondents, students Fom each sample
school were selecled using strali(ied random sampling. Bul Ihe principals, hislOlY leachers and
hislOlY deparlmem head, were laken using available sampling. To gal her Ihe necessmy dala
queslionnaire (open and closed ended) and observalion were Ihe main inslrumenls employed. The
i'1formation galhered Ihrough Ihese inSlrlllnenl were analyzed in percenlage.
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The major findings of Ihe sludy includes: Ihe coment in the syllabus are nol accomplished in a
given academic year due 10 inappropriate allOlmenl of limefor Ihe suNecl 10 leach: For various
reasons, /1islory perforlllance of slUdems is generally low (their score is below 50% in hisIOl:"
perfo rmance) lI'ilh signi(icam variations across the school and gender.
The level o/Ieachers' quali(ical ion and leaching experience parliclliarly Ihose who do nOI have
specializalion in hislOIT ,rere nOI adequcile 10 leach hislOlY al Ihe grade level. The majorily of
leachers who were leaching hislOlY al Ihe grade level were diploma holders in hislOl y. School
inslructional resources (libral)' service and hislOI), reference book) were inadeqllale.
Overcrowded nalUre of Ihe classroom was also ql,olher(inding. The poor abilily of Ihe sludems in
Ihe language of il1.l'IrUClion is also Ihe major faCia l', which affects sludenlS' hislOIY IJeljormance.
Siudenis' readinessfor learning hisIOI)' ,vhich is eJ.jJlained through siudems' allilude and behavior
were inappropriale. The sample schools were wilh oul professional gl/idance and counselor as a
result oflhese sludems ol lhe sample schools could nol gel necessm)' assislance on academic and
social problems.
Based on the finding and conclusion. recol11l11endalions are made 10 Ihe exisling problems.
Accordingly: The lime allolled 10 leach hislOl)' have 10 be revised 10 add on il. devising
mechanism 10 i"'pro"e Ihe qualil)' of hislOry leachers. encouraging privale im'eslors 10 open
pri"ale secondan schools. i"'pro" ing ",elhodl' of leaching English C!I primc,,), as ,rell as
secondmy school. encouraging sIiIdel1ls 10 illlprove English language abilily, employing di/rerem
lII elhod,' of leaching hislOIT and OIhers ' I'hich are assumed 10 solve Ihe idenlified prohlellls \I ere
recommended.
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Factors Affecting the History Performance