ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY

SCHOOL OF GRADUATE STUDIES

Factors Affecting the Utilization of Visual Instructional

Materials in Misrak and Selam TVET Colleges of Addis
Ababa

By
Dawit Temamo

July 2007
Addis Ababa
Acknowledgement

My first Acknowledgement must go to the almighty God that helped me in all my ways
and in all the process of my activities.

My deepest and hem"! felt gratitude goes to my advisor, Dr. Dessu Wirtu for his insightful
comments, patience and constant follow up of the progress of the study. Without his
support, this thesis would not have been accomplished successfully.

Last but not least, I would like to thank my family, parents, all my friends and the prayer
groups for their encouragement and unreserved support.

Thank you, all!!!

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 Abstract

This study attempted to find out the current trends in the utilization of visual instructional
materials in government and private TVET colleges in Addis Ababa city administration.
The research method employed was descriptive survey under which quantitative and
some qualitative approaches were used to collect data. The main method of data
collection tools was two sets of questionnaires one for instructors and the other for
trainees. In addition to this interview and focus group discussion and observation using a
checklist were used to support data obtained through the questionnaires. Using simple
random sampling technique. the two colleges were selected out offive government and
"six private" colleges that have incorporated several fields related to the study. A total of
287 respondents. out of which 48 instructors and 239 trainees were used as a sample
populatioll out of 92 instructors and 902 trainees. In addition to this J 3 interview and
focus group discussion respondents were also included in the study as a source of data.
Main problems related to the study are: absence ofpedagogical center. poor facilities of
library and the department shops. support and motivation provided by the deans to their
respective instructors and trainees. lack of willingness of some instructors to participate
in creating visual illstructianal materials. inadequate training programs employed.
budget constraints and support of community outside the colleges. In addition to the
above. the utilization of visual instructional materials is affected by many problems to
carry out the TVET programs efficiently. Thus different measures should be taken to
overcome the problems related to utilization of visual instructional materials.