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Research paper thumbnail of THE PRACTICE AND CHALLENGES OF CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT IN SOME SELECTED GOVERNMENT SECONDARY SCHOOLS OF GONDAR CITY ADMINISTRATION

First and foremost, I would like to express my heartfelt indebtedness and a deep sense of gratitu... more First and foremost, I would like to express my heartfelt indebtedness and a deep sense of gratitude to my thesis Advisor, Mr. Kindie Abeje, for his professional and exemplary guidance and continuous encouragement throughout my thesis work. Second, I would like to express my gratitude to the members of Gondar City Administration Education Department and teachers, students and principals who are found in secondary schools of Fasiledes, Ediget Feleg, Walaji, Ayer Tena, Azezo Dimaza and Azezo High School for their kind cooperation in the provision of the required data. Third, it is my proud privilege to release the feeling of my thankfulness to all my best friends and colleagues Mr. Dejen Akele, Mr. Mesafint Alamirew, Mr. Dessalegn Tegegne, and Mr. Jibril Dawud who really helped me in the time of data collection. Fourth, I am also grateful to thank Prof. George Raja Kumar, Mr. Kagnew Tarekegn, Mr. Birara Asnakew and Mr. Simachew Tafere for their invaluable comments to my thesis work from the beginning to the end. Fifth, my thanks and appreciations also go to Mr, Ashenafi Mihret, head of department of Educational Planning and Management, for his sincere and dedicated support that I need from him. Sixth, I am very grateful to thank my wife W/ro. Banchiamlak Birhan for her patience and carful work in feeding the data into SPSS software. Last, but not least, I would like to extend my thankfulness to the members of

Research paper thumbnail of Secondary school teachers code of ethics in Ethiopia: Implications for policy and practice

This study investigated the implementation level of teachers' code of ethics in secondary schools... more This study investigated the implementation level of teachers' code of ethics in secondary schools in Ethiopia. We employed a descriptive survey research design with quantitative and qualitative approaches to achieve the objective of the study. The study participants were 404 teachers, 289 students, 10 principals, and 5 district education experts, selected using stratified random, quota, comprehensive and purposive sampling techniques consecutively. We collected the data via questionnaires and interviews; we analyzed it quantitatively, using descriptive statistics, percentage, frequency, mean, and standard deviation and inferential statistics, independent samples t-test and qualitatively using thematic analysis technique with verbal narration. Our findings indicate that teachers implemented the code of ethics regarding students, colleagues and the teaching profession at a higher level; however, their commitment was low to the parents and the community domain. The study also revealed that gender, age, and teaching experience affected the implementation level teachers' code of ethics in the three dimensions. we recommend the concerned bodies to pay due attention for ethics courses in the initial teacher training; design and implement different mechanisms that can escalate teachers intrinsic motivation and commitment to their code of ethics; frame understandable, detailed, and executable code of ethics, and institutionalize continuous community awareness program about teachers and the teaching profession as it will help teachers to maintain their interest and commitment to their profession and thereby to their code of ethics.

Research paper thumbnail of Attitudes of Ethiopian secondary school teachers towards the teaching profession

The purpose of this study was to investigate the attitude of teachers towards the teaching profes... more The purpose of this study was to investigate the attitude of teachers towards the teaching profession in public secondary schools of Amhara Regional State of Ethiopia. Quantitative research approach with descriptive research design was employed to achieve the purpose of the study. The data were collected through close-ended questionnaire from 404 teachers who were selected using stratified random sampling technique and analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. The result indicates that teachers had moderately positive attitude to the teaching profession. The finding also prove that the three classes of attitude responses have strong correlation each other. The study also reveals that demographic variables such as gender, age, qualification, and experience had no effect on the attitude of teachers towards the teaching profession. Therefore, efforts should be made continuously at all levels to increase and sustain the positive attitude teachers have towards the teaching profession as a favorable attitude has a positive impact on student achievement, quality education, and national progress at large.

Research paper thumbnail of THE PRACTICE AND CHALLENGES OF CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT IN SOME SELECTED GOVERNMENT SECONDARY SCHOOLS OF GONDAR CITY ADMINISTRATION

First and foremost, I would like to express my heartfelt indebtedness and a deep sense of gratitu... more First and foremost, I would like to express my heartfelt indebtedness and a deep sense of gratitude to my thesis Advisor, Mr. Kindie Abeje, for his professional and exemplary guidance and continuous encouragement throughout my thesis work. Second, I would like to express my gratitude to the members of Gondar City Administration Education Department and teachers, students and principals who are found in secondary schools of Fasiledes, Ediget Feleg, Walaji, Ayer Tena, Azezo Dimaza and Azezo High School for their kind cooperation in the provision of the required data. Third, it is my proud privilege to release the feeling of my thankfulness to all my best friends and colleagues Mr. Dejen Akele, Mr. Mesafint Alamirew, Mr. Dessalegn Tegegne, and Mr. Jibril Dawud who really helped me in the time of data collection. Fourth, I am also grateful to thank Prof. George Raja Kumar, Mr. Kagnew Tarekegn, Mr. Birara Asnakew and Mr. Simachew Tafere for their invaluable comments to my thesis work from the beginning to the end. Fifth, my thanks and appreciations also go to Mr, Ashenafi Mihret, head of department of Educational Planning and Management, for his sincere and dedicated support that I need from him. Sixth, I am very grateful to thank my wife W/ro. Banchiamlak Birhan for her patience and carful work in feeding the data into SPSS software. Last, but not least, I would like to extend my thankfulness to the members of

Research paper thumbnail of Secondary school teachers code of ethics in Ethiopia: Implications for policy and practice

This study investigated the implementation level of teachers' code of ethics in secondary schools... more This study investigated the implementation level of teachers' code of ethics in secondary schools in Ethiopia. We employed a descriptive survey research design with quantitative and qualitative approaches to achieve the objective of the study. The study participants were 404 teachers, 289 students, 10 principals, and 5 district education experts, selected using stratified random, quota, comprehensive and purposive sampling techniques consecutively. We collected the data via questionnaires and interviews; we analyzed it quantitatively, using descriptive statistics, percentage, frequency, mean, and standard deviation and inferential statistics, independent samples t-test and qualitatively using thematic analysis technique with verbal narration. Our findings indicate that teachers implemented the code of ethics regarding students, colleagues and the teaching profession at a higher level; however, their commitment was low to the parents and the community domain. The study also revealed that gender, age, and teaching experience affected the implementation level teachers' code of ethics in the three dimensions. we recommend the concerned bodies to pay due attention for ethics courses in the initial teacher training; design and implement different mechanisms that can escalate teachers intrinsic motivation and commitment to their code of ethics; frame understandable, detailed, and executable code of ethics, and institutionalize continuous community awareness program about teachers and the teaching profession as it will help teachers to maintain their interest and commitment to their profession and thereby to their code of ethics.

Research paper thumbnail of Attitudes of Ethiopian secondary school teachers towards the teaching profession

The purpose of this study was to investigate the attitude of teachers towards the teaching profes... more The purpose of this study was to investigate the attitude of teachers towards the teaching profession in public secondary schools of Amhara Regional State of Ethiopia. Quantitative research approach with descriptive research design was employed to achieve the purpose of the study. The data were collected through close-ended questionnaire from 404 teachers who were selected using stratified random sampling technique and analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. The result indicates that teachers had moderately positive attitude to the teaching profession. The finding also prove that the three classes of attitude responses have strong correlation each other. The study also reveals that demographic variables such as gender, age, qualification, and experience had no effect on the attitude of teachers towards the teaching profession. Therefore, efforts should be made continuously at all levels to increase and sustain the positive attitude teachers have towards the teaching profession as a favorable attitude has a positive impact on student achievement, quality education, and national progress at large.