Contribution of Educational Supervision in Improving Student Academic Achievement of Wuchalle Administratve Town in Marye Secondary School
Abstract
This study attempted to investigate the contribution of educational supervision in improving
student academic achievement in Wuchale administrated town of secondary schools. The
problem related with the study is teachers are not properly supported by supervisors in
attempting challenges in the implementation of the curriculum. Secondly, Such supervisory
problem might have a negative influence on teachers’ satisfaction with their jobs, Furthermore,
weakness in educational supervision are common at secondary schools and these can have a
negative impact on student academic achievement. Thirdly, there was lack of effective
supervision and awareness regarding supervision on contribution to the improvement of student
academic achievement and lastly, there are some problems that affect the contributions of
supervision in improving student academic achievement, this problem are in adequate flow of
communication, inadequate instructional supervisors, lack of confidence, lack of budget and time
other related problems
The specific objective of the study was to investigate the extent to which supervisory activities
contribute to the improvement of student academic achievement, to identify the roles and
functions of educational supervision to improve the quality of education programs and data for
this study were collected from teachers, principals and supervisor. The research methodology is
Descriptive Design was employed for this study on the assumption it would help full to collect a
large variety of data related to problem. The study employed qualitative data like questionnaire
as major source and qualitative data was obtained from interview.
Consequently, come out from this study were, educational supervisors attempted to investigate
educational supervision in improving student academic achievement. so educational supervision
over the key person for the improvement of students’ academic achievement and the major
problems of educational supervision that come across while improvement educational
supervision was multiple. They were excessive workload, lock of sufficient budget lack of
sufficient time. Finally minimize and it is possible to solve the problems.