This study was to assess the implementation of instructional task assignment and investigationrnof factors that influence the implementation of instructional task assignment in civics and ethicalrneducation teaching focusing on the case of Abiot Kirs Preparatory School in Kirkos sub city,rnAddis Ababa. For this purpose Teachers, students, principals and supervisors were included inrnthe study. The school and the subjects were selected through purposive sampling technique andrnsystematic sampling procedure. Systematic sampling was employed to select students whilernteachers, school principals and supervisors were selected by purposive sampling. In addition,rnquantitative and qualitative methods and descriptive survey approaches were used. Two basicrnresearch questions about the application and the factors affecting the application of instructionalrntask assignments were treated. Primary source of data collecting method was employed. To collectrnthe necessary data; questionnaire and interview were used as a data gathering tools. In additionrnclassroom observations were made to triangulate the obtained data. The result of the studyrnrevealed that studentsâ€™ interest and participation in instructional task assignments in civics andrnethical education was found to be low. It was also disclosed that the application of instructionalrntask assignments in civics and ethical education teachers was low. Accordingly, class works,rnhome works, group works are used sometimes while field trips, project work and panel discussionrnare non existent. Concerning the factors affecting the application of instructional taskrnassignment, teachers related, students related and school related factors were identified. Finallyrnsome possible recommendations are made based on the findings of the study so as to set favorablyrnand effective implementation of instructional task assignment in teaching civics and ethicalrneducation