Desie Y.
3 Publications in AERD
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Export PDFUnderstanding and practice of active learning among upper primary school science and mathematics teachers
By Michael, Kassa
Active learning methods have established significance in the teaching-learning of science and mathematics. This study investigated the understanding, beliefs, self-efficacy, practices, and challenges of active learning among upper primary school (grades 7 and 8) science and mathematics teachers in Ethiopia. Data were collected from 155 teachers drawn from nine schools of Addis Ababa, Amhara, and the Southern Regional States using validated questionnaires and observation. Descriptive analysis was employed to make meaning of the collected data. The result showed that teachers lack to have an appropriate understanding of active learning. But they have shown fairly consistent positive belief and self-efficacy about the outcomes of active learning if they use them in their classes. Teachers believed that they implement active learning to a higher extent. The result further indicated that teachers differ in their understanding, practices, and efficacy of active learning across their gender and educational levels. High teaching load, large class size, lack of teachers' motivation, shorter instructional time, the subject they teach, absence of guidelines for active learning methods at school, and lack of appropriate knowledge and skill of active learning methods were the common challenges reported by teachers. The findings of this study imply that there is a need to enhance teachers’ understanding of active learning and to provide continuous support to them to use active learning even in challenging situations. © 2023 The Authors
Parenting of schoolchildren’s television viewing in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
By Desie Y.
Although children are increasingly being exposed to television in Ethiopia, much is unknown about related parental responses. This study investigated parenting practices associated with schoolchildren’s television viewing, with a focus on parental concern and mediation strategies. Three hundred and eighty-seven parents of primary schoolchildren (grades 1 through 4; Mage = 9.6 years, SD = 1.81; age: 6 to 15 years) attending six schools in Addis Ababa, completed a validated measure of concern and mediation. Results indicated that children viewed on average 2.32 h (SD ± 1.70) of television per day, and parents reported a moderate level of concern about the negative effects of television on children. The study further showed that parents mostly used restrictive mediation over instructive and co-viewing practices. Regression analysis showed that while demographic variables, together with child and parent viewing hours, significantly predicted all three mediation practices, parental concern significantly predicted restrictive and instructive mediations but not co-viewing. As children’s television exposure has become an emerging societal concern in Ethiopia, future research is recommended for contextualized understanding and intervention. © 2021 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.
From surviving to thriving: characterizing positive youth development among youth in Ethiopia
By Desie Y.
Studies that characterize youth from a strengths-based perspective are lacking in Africa and specifically in Ethiopia. This study examined the positive development of youth in Ethiopia focusing on their assets profile and corresponding thriving outcomes. Six hundred and thirty-six students (349 girls, 287 boys; Mage = 17.00 years, SD = 1.53; with age range of 13–21 years) drawn from secondary and college preparatory schools in Addis Ababa completed measures on developmental assets and thriving outcomes. Results indicated that students had vulnerable assets profile, mainly lacking external and contextual assets with gender and living arrangements accounting for differences in the report of the assets. Hierarchical regression analyses showed that external and internal assets significantly contributed to youth thriving. Though the youth were living in asset-depleted contexts, they demonstrated adequate possession of internal assets implying that the youth were going beyond survival and demonstrating signs of thriving. © 2020, © 2020 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.
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