Teachers Production And Utilization Of Instructional Materials In The Secondary School Of Dera Woreda North Showa Oromia Regional State

The purpose of this study is to investigate Teachers’ production and utilization of instructional rnmaterials in the secondary school of Dera woreda, North Showa, Oromiya Regional State. Both rnquantitative and qualitative data were gatsshered through questionnaire, interviews and rnobservation using checklists. The data were collected from principals (9), teachers (100), rnstudents (346) and school pedagogical center facilitators (5). The analysis of the data was madernusing mean, standard deviation, frequency distribution and percentage. The findings of the study rnrevealed that there is a great problem of teachers’ production and utilization of instructionalrnmaterials in secondary school Dera woreda due to various factors. Although, most of the rnteachers in the sample schools believed that instructional materials are important for learning rnpurpose, most of them were not properly using the pedagogical centers in their respective rnsubjects. Besides, among the factors that affect the functions of pedagogical centers of schoolsrnwere: lack of budget and material, trained man power in the centers, lack of the necessary rnfacilities and enough rooms, lack of guide materials to organize and utilize the centers. rnTherefore, it was recommended that effective management that understands the roles of SPCsrnand that has commitment to its functions should be in place. Moreover, assigning skilled man rnpower and adequate budget, preparing manuals and guidelines for the frontline practitioners rnand creating awareness on the functions of the SPCs for students, teachers, school principals rnand educational experts is crucia

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