The contribution of instructional supervision in improving teachers’ pedagogical skills in nuer zone secondary schools, gambella regional state

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.