ASSESSING THE IMPLIMENTATION OF ENGLISH INTERACTIVE RADIO INSTRACTION (IRI) THE CASE OF GRADE 6 ALMAZE BAM PRIMARY SCHOOL

Abstract

The main purpose of the study was to assess the implementation of English interactive radio instruction in the case of grade six Haramaya Almaze Bam primary school. To conduct the study, descriptive design with a mixed research method was used. Classroom observation, questionnaire for students and teachers and interview for school principals were the instruments used to collect data for the study. The sample of the study consisted of 4 classrooms 56 grade six students, 7 English language teachers and two principals. Students were selected using simple random sampling technique. Data were analyzed using both quantitative and qualitative methods of data analysis. The closed ended data were analyzed by frequency counting and percentage quantitatively, whereas, qualitative data analysis was used to analyze open-ended questionnaire, semi structured interview, and classroom observation. At the end, both data forms were organized and presented thematically. The findings of the study revealed that the implementation of IRI program seems to face serious challenges. These are scarcity of radio, radio sets, shortage of radio guide, the correspondence of school time table with radio schedule. Moreover, based on the opinion of the participants, it is noticed from the findings of the study that classroom teacher did not practice the students in every activities of the radio lesson.