The Situation of Low Achieving Grade one Pupils in Addis Ababa and Adjacent Woredas in Oromia Region.
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2001-06
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Addis Ababa University
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The main purpose of this study was to investigate the main factors that effect the low
achieving grade one pupils on the basis of their school academic achievement profiles, their
acquisition of basic learning skills, home conditions, school environment, parents and teachers
interactions and their views regarding this issue.
On the other hand, It was also intended to detect if there is any laming disability among these
grade one low achieving pupils.
In tills study no significant difference was found between urban and rural locations in sttiscal
values computed from the responses obtained for data analyses.
However, the results obtained from the responses of the subjects indicated that the low
achieving grade one pupils were mostly affected by their cognitive and physical problems (eg.
MR and language disorder), Parents illiteracy and economically disadvatageousness,
inconducive school environment, age disparity, scarcity of learning materials teachers low
attitudes towards their profession and less concern to help the low achieving grade one pupils
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Addis Ababa and Adjacent Woredas