Alemayehu, Taye (2013) An Assessment of the Practices of the Implementation of Active Learning in Combined Arms Academy. Masters thesis, Addis Ababa University.
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Abstract
The main purpose of this study was to assess the practices of the implementation of the active learning approaches in the combined arms academy. In order to meet the objectives of the study, a descriptive survey design was employed. Twenty-two (22) teachers and 51 students were selected using availability sampling technique for this study. Three commandants of the academy were also selected using availability sampling. Questionnaires, interview and observation checklists were used for collecting data. Frequency distributions, percentages distributive statistics were used to analysis the quantitative data. The data obtained through open-ended of questions of the questionnaires and the interviews were qualitatively analyzed to supplement the quantitative data. Observation was conducted to supplement the data obtained through questionnaires and the interview. Lecture method was found to be the most commonly employed method of teaching followed by group discussion, problem solving and co-operative learning methods. Shortage of time to practice active learning in classroom and designing module were rated as the most serious problems among the factors that hindered the implementation of active learning. It has been recommended that creating awareness, continuous and intensive short-term and long term training should be offered for teachers to over come the challenges of implementation of active learning. Besides, to solve the factors that hider the proper implementation of the practice, the training main department and academy commandants should create conducive environments that help teachers’ sufficient preparation and work time and provision of design of the modules and resources to implement active learning methods in their class.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Masters) |
|---|---|
| Subjects: | L Education > L Education (General) |
| Divisions: | Africana |
| Depositing User: | Kabiru Wallace Ndung'u |
| Date Deposited: | 22 Aug 2019 10:52 |
| Last Modified: | 22 Aug 2019 10:52 |
| URI: | http://thesisbank.jhia.ac.ke/id/eprint/9475 |
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