Dawit A Getahun

Datos Biográficos

ID9636244
NOMBREDawit A Getahun
NOMBRESDawit A
APELLIDOGetahun
FIRMAGETAHUN D A
AFILIACIONESBahir Dar University
ORCID0000-0002-5733-0516
VERIFICADOSí
TOTAL DE OBRAS7
TOTAL DE CITAS0
TOTAL COMO AUTOR7
TOTAL COMO EDITOR0
PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN2020
AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN2026
ÍNDICE H0

  • Evaluating the effectiveness of feedback practices from teacher and student perspectives in higher education

    Open AccessAwgchew Shimelash Yasegnal, Dawit A GetahunARTICLEDiscover Education2026

    Education in the postgraduate program is integrally dynamic, which necessitates continuous feedback for the better performance of both students and teachers. However, the effectiveness of feedback shall be considered for the realizations of its supposed effects. This study seeks to evaluate how effective the feedback is within the postgraduate programs of BDU’s School of Educational Sciences, focusing on the perspectives of both teachers and stud…

  • Effects of students’ perceived linguistic competence on 7 th -grade science learning outcomes

    Henos E Wondimagegn, Dawit A Getahun et al.ARTICLELanguage and Education2026

    Students’ self-perceived competence in linguistic features has been linked to increased engagement in science learning, yet the underlying pathways remain complex and insufficiently explored. This study investigated both the direct and indirect effects of perceived linguistic competence on science learning outcomes via engagement profiles among seventh-grade students. Structural equation modelling (SEM) was employed with a sample of 500 students.…

  • Exploring Ethiopian Secondary School Science Teachers’ Conceptions about the Nature of Scientific Knowledge (Nosk)

    Open AccessTadele Demelash Teshale, Reda Darge Negasi et al.ARTICLEEducation Sciences2024

    This study examined secondary school science teachers’ conceptions of the nature of scientific knowledge (NOSK). The participants were convenient samples consisting of 48 (M = 38, F = 10) teachers from three secondary schools. An open-ended questionnaire was administered to collect data. Qualitative analysis involved comparing teachers’ responses to experts’ views on NOSK. Frequency counts and percentages were also used to describe the NOSK conce…

  • Representation of Image Formation—Observation in Optics in Ethiopian Textbooks

    Open AccessEhtegebreal Aregehagn, Annette Lykknes et al.ARTICLEEducation Sciences2023

    Studies have reported that students find geometric optics topics difficult partly because of representations in textbooks. In Ethiopia, textbooks are the main source of content in schools. Therefore, a study of how textbooks present certain topics can shed light on students’ learning difficulties. This study specifically examines how image formation–observation is presented in Ethiopian textbooks and how these representations might be the possibl…

  • Institutional Setting and Its Influence on the Teaching of Mathematics

    Open AccessDereje Taye Wondem, Solomon Abedom Tesfamicael et al.ARTICLEEducation Sciences2023

    Existing initiatives in mathematics education demand establishing a continuous professional development program for teachers in Ethiopian schools. However, implementing such programs first requires an understanding of the school and district environment in which the participating teachers work, as mathematics instruction is in part a function of the environment. In many cases, school and district settings are dynamic, and it is difficult to incor…

  • Parental involvement in the education of their children with disabilities in primary schools of Bahir Dar, Ethiopia

    Open AccessMebrat Gedfie Wondim, Dawit A Getahun et al.ARTICLEJournal of Research in Special…2021

    This study explored the extent of parental involvement (PI) in the education of children with disabilities (CwDs), focusing on the influence of parents’ socio‐economic status (SES) on their involvement, and guided by Epstein’s PI framework. Data were collected using a questionnaire designed to measure six dimensions of PI from 143 parents (n = 143) and analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Analysis revealed that among the six dim…

  • Undergraduate Education Students’ Perceptions of Effective and Ineffective Course Experiences

    Open AccessMark Aulls, Mark W Aulls et al.ARTICLEAlberta Journal of Educational…2020

    Pre-service teachers’ conceptions of effective and ineffective instruction stand to inform their personal views of what constitutes effective and ineffective instruction, yet few qualitative studies have examined both conceptions of effective and ineffective instruction. The purpose of this study was to determine whether pre-service teachers described what happens in university courses primarily in terms of teacher characteristics, teaching pract…