Abstract:
This study entitled the contribution of instructional supervision in improving teachers’
pedagogical skills was conducted in nine (9) selected government secondary schools in Nuer
zone, in Gambella regional state. The main objective of study was to investigate the contribution
of instructional supervision in improving teachers’ pedagogical skills in the Zone secondary
schools. To achieve this purpose, descriptive survey research design was employed to conduct the
research. Questionnaires, interviews and document analysis were used as data gathering
tools. Then, 135 teachers and 56 internal supervisors such as department heads, unit leaders,
principals and vice principals were selected from the sample schools based on their proportion
to size in each school by using simple random sampling technique. In addition, all 56 internal
supervisors, 9 selected teachers, 4 clusters supervisors, and 4 woreda supervision focal persons
from education office were included in the sample by census and purposive sampling. In
analyzing quantitative data percentage and frequency were used. The qualitative data was
thematically analyzed using descriptions. Consequently, the obtained results revealed that ,the
roles of internal supervisors in supporting teachers to improve active learning were
unsatisfactory .Besides that the internal supervisors were not in a good position to support
teachers to implement various assessment techniques in the class room. Moreover, the study
revealed that lack of consistent support from internal supervisors to let the teachers engaged in
action research to improve their pedagogical skills. In addition to this, low commitment of
internal supervisors and shortage of adequate teachers who can work as internal supervisors
were found as major challenges. Finally, the study concluded by recommending that Regional
Education Bureau, Zone and Woreda Education Office experts with local Education Colleges
and University experts, who work on the area of supervision and support service, to provide
adequate training for internal supervisors to encourage teachers to implement active learning
effectively and conduct action research to improve students’ performance.
