The Practice of Direct And Indirect Instructional Strategies: The Case of Lecture And Discussion Methods In Addis Ababa University
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2002-05
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Addis Ababauniversity
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The purpose of this study was to assess to what extent lecture and/or discussion method of teaching is
used in AAU. Lecture and discussion method of teaching are used as indicators of direct and indirect
instructional strategies respectively. The study also examined the factors that most influence the selection
and utilization of instructional methods. Moreover, the influence of level of qualification, academic rank,
and pedagogical knowledge of instructors in the process of instructional method selection and utilization
was also surveyed.
To effectuate this, descriptive survey was employed. A sample of 97 male and 19 female instructors of
AAU in the SSC, ILS, FOE, FOL, FBE, and SISA was randomly selected. And 20 available classrooms
with minimum number of forty and above were observed. In addition to observing the teaching-learning
process in twenty selected classrooms with the help of checklist, a questionnaire constructed in terms of
open and close-ended items, rating and Likert scale were employed in the process of data gathering.
The data gathered via questionnaire and observation checklist were analyzed using the simple percentile,
weight mean rank, and chi-square statistics. The analysis revealed that lecture and discussion are among
the widely used instructional methods in the SSC, ILS, FOE, FOL, FBE, and SISA of AAU. Lecture in
isolation, and lecture in combination with other methods of teaching were frequently used in comparison
with lecture and discussion together, discussion in isolation, and discussion with other method of
teaching. Besides, lecture and discussion together, lecture together with other method of teaching, and
discussion with other method of teaching was used in comparable manner. On top of this, instructors do
not perceive level of qualification as influential factor in the process of instructional method selection and
utilization, though the statistical analysis indicated the other way. Academic rank was perceived as a
contributing factor in the process of instructional method selection and utilization. Conversely, however,
the statistical analysis didn't tell so. The pedagogical exposure of instructors found to be an influential
factor in the process of instructional method selection and utilization; however, the majority of AAU
instructors in the above specified disciplines except FOE have no pedagogical Knowledge either via preor
in-service training
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Lecture And Discussion Methods