Assessmenton availability, handling and impact of physical education facility and equipment in selected secondary schools of gomma woreda,

Abstract

The main objective this study was to assess the availability, handling and impact of physical education facility and equipment in some selected secondary school of Gomma Woreda. To achieve the intended objective this study descriptive survey method was used with quantitative and qualitative data collecting approaches for this study Quantitative data collecting approach was used for the data that were collected through questionnaire from students and teachers’ qualitative data collecting approach was used for the data that were collected through interview and observations from school principals. Lottery method was used to select the secondary schools from Gomma Woreda .systematic simple random sampling technique was used to select 172 sample students from three sample schools. Quantitative data analysis method was employed as the major technique. In this quantitative data analysis descriptive statistical and inferential analysis was used. In this descriptive statistical and inferential statistical analysis, The qualitative data analysis method was also be used as a supplementary data analysis technique for triangulation and justification purpose to complement the insight drawn from quantitative analysis. Based on the analysis made of this study conclusions were made and the findings of this study were identified. The findings of this study identified the following point there was shortage of PE facility which includes; volleyball field, handball field, football, field, track and field event field, gymnasium ,classroom, dressing room, physical education equipment storage room and bath room were in the school not available to implement the physical education program Number of students exceed more than the average in a class and the consequences resulted lack of communication ,difficulty to identify students with special needs, problems of Classroom management, suffocation problems, un-proportion of sport facilities and equipment with number of students, affects using various method of teaching and frequents Assessment and causes disciplinary problems. And also there was no culture of organize, store properly, maintain, repair and construct PE facility and equipment from local material and absence of allocate sufficient budget o purchase these causes shortage of facility and equipment and also affect students participation, interest, competence level and delay academic performance.