A Graduate Seminar Report On Abstract Duality For Practitioners

The main purpose of this study was to assess factors affecting the cadet’s academic performance rnin the Military academy which is located 40 Km far to the West of the capital Addis Ababa. To rnachieve this objective a descriptive survey research design was employed and quantitative and rnqualitative research methods. Accordingly, a questionnaire was prepared to be filled by rninstructors, cadets and supporting staff for the quantitative part. For the qualitative, individual rninterviews observations, document analysis and group discussions were used. The Participants rnin the study were 145 cadets, 29 instructors, 23 supporting staff, 9 department heads as well as 4rncommandants. Regarding the questionnaires, distributed to sample size of total 197 cadets, rninstructors and supporting staff respectively. 190 out of 197 distributed questionnaires were rnreturned, producing an overall 96.5% return rate. Data obtained through questionnaires were rnanalyzed and summarized by using statistical tools and entered into Statistical Package for the rnSocial science (SPSS Version 20) software analysis for frequency, Percentage, mean and rnstandard deviation were conducted. Interview respondents and group discussions were properly rn100% participated. The findings from the data analysis revealed that most of the academic rnperformance of cadets’ in the study area was determined by a variety of factors. Among these rnfactors, cadets’ related factors such as self-motivation, lack of adequate effort and carelessness,rnLess amount of time invested on studying, abnormal relations, lack of self-confidence and rninability to become well planned and organized were the most prominent factors that affect rnstudents’ academic performance. In addition, poor-availability of support system, lack of proper rnreading and exercising places, lack of experienced, qualified and role models, instructors, rnunable to make fair assessments, less commitment to exert and support cadet’s factors had a rnsignificant impact on cadets’ academic performance. Based on the findings it was concluded rnthat: the military academy more give emphasis for organizational demands like operational rntasks, military trainings and related activities than that of academic achievements. Finally, it rnwas recommended that: the military academy has to work hard in improving the teaching rnlearning facilities; cadet’s counseling services, minimizing cadet’s workloads and instructor’srnqualification.

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