PRACTICES AND PROBLEMS OF PRACTICAL CLASS MANAGEMENT IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION AT GASERA WOREDA SECONDARY SCHOOLS OF BALE ZONE, OROMIA REGIONAL STATE OF ETHIOPIA

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to analyze the practices and problems of practical class management in PE at Gasera Woreda Secondary Schools of Bale zone, Oromia Regional State of Ethiopia. This study endeavored to answer the leading questions related the conditions of the learning teaching in PE practical class, how PE teacher effectively employ methods to manage practical class, how the largeness of class size affect teaching PE in PC, and to what extent the attitudes of stakeholders affect the classroom management of practical class of PE. Descriptive survey method was employed. The study used stratified random sampling method. Data was collected through questionnaires, interviews and observation. The total samples size was taken from four school and they totally were 343, which consisted of 24 Principals, 10 Physical Education teachers and 309 students. The collected data were organized, analyzed, tabulated and interpreted by using percentage, frequency, mean, Pearson correlation and T-Test. There were apparent gap in aspect of working cooperatively and collaboratively for solving the practices and problems of teaching-learning conditions of PE in the schools being under study among the concerned bodies .In general, the prevailing problems and challenges of class management in teaching and learning PE in practical class is majorly out of the negative attitudes of shareholders toward PE and its PC. The researcher recommended that teachers need to give due emphasis on considering the challenges they would face, systematically planning on it, setting rules and procedures by participation of students and administrators from the beginning of the new academic year. Awareness raising training has to be given for the stakeholders in relation to the objectives, nature and value of learning and teaching PE and the need to practice at practical class. School principals should closely work and consult the subject teachers while they set programs, rules, procedures and other necessary resources for the effectiveness of learning teaching of PE in their respective schools.