The Role of Instructional Supervision on Students’ Academic Performance in Injibara Administrative Town General Primary Schools

Agegnehu Alene Demozie

doi:10.7176/jep/12-19-03

Abstract

The purpose of the study was to assess the role of instructional supervision on students’ academic performance in Injibara administrative town general primary schools. This study would provide to some insight to improve the role of instructional supervision on students’ academic performance in Injibara administrative town general primary schools. The study was mainly focused and delaminated on the role of instructional supervision on students’ academic performance in Injibara administrative town general primary schools. Different literatures related to the issue were used to strength the study. Descriptive survey research design was used and data was primarily collected through questionnaire interview and document analysis from primary schools. Out of 7 government primary schools, 5 schools were selected through simple random sampling technique. From these schools 107 teachers were selected through stratified random sampling technique and supervisors and principals of sample schools were taken by using comprehensive sampling technique. The findings of the study showed that the role of instructional supervision practice reported mean was lower than expected results and as the result the students achievements was above average and nearest to the expected mean. Negative and insignificant relationship was observed between school supervisors’ practices and students’ academic achievement in Injibara administrative town general primary schools (-.029). The conclusion drawn from this study showed that the school supervisors’ practice was lower than expected mean but the result of the students’ achievements was at average level. Keywords : Supervision, Instructional supervision, Students’ performance, General primary-school DOI: 10.7176/JEP/12-19-03 Publication date: July 31 st 2021

Highlights

Education is the main sources of all developments and essential for every country in the world
5 Results and Discussion 5.1 Instructional Supervision Practices The first objective of this study was to assess the in status of instructional supervision practice in Injibara administrative town primary schools
As indicated in table 1 the results of one sample t-test showed that the reported mean score (2.11) of instructional supervision practice was significantly lower than the mean test value which was 3

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Introduction

Education is the main sources of all developments and essential for every country in the world. As in many other developing countries, in our country- Ethiopia, education has been given great attention for it is the basic way of economic growth and all-rounded development of the society. This requires the effectiveness and commitment of stakeholders teachers, school leaders and management, (Aggarwl, 1985). This is clearly explained in Ethiopia Education Policy and Training,(1994). Education enables individuals and society to make all-rounded participation in the development process by acquiring knowledge, ability, skills and attitudes. The research work of Ikegbusi& Iheanacho, (2016) strengthens the above idea by stating, Education is the bedrock of any nations’ socio-economic, cultural, religious and political development

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