Abstract:
The main objective of this study was to assess factors that affect class management and its utilization of physical education in teaching learning process of Goben, Wayu, Babala, Shumbo and Gebate secondary schools. Descriptive research method was used with quantitative and qualitative approaches. In this approach quantitative data were collected from 370 sample respondents. The qualitative data were collected from five physical education teachers and five principals. The collected data were analyzed by descriptive statistical in percentages, mean, standard deviation and analyzed to give meaningful conclusions for the result of this study. On the basis of the analysis made of this study the findings of this study were identified. The findings of this study were: the student discipline, the absence of standard class facilities, the lack of well organized systems in addressing standard class, the teachers attitude, lack of preparation in side of teachers, the student discipline affected the class through disturbing each other so that the class become disturbed this in turn affecting the teaching learning atmosphere and the solution suggested to reduce the factors affecting class management were supplying sufficient and standard class materials, managing the behavior of students and adequate preparations of teachers in the class management strategies. The points that suggested as recommendations were: the number of students in the single class should be at standard; student discipline should be managed through participating teachers, students and the concerned bodies and standard class facilities should be fulfilled through mobilizing the community and the concerned stakeholders.
