Learners' Success in Mother Tongue Based Classroom Instruction and the Attitudes and Perceptions of School Communities

Abstract

The basis of the current study, which was conducted in the schools in three provinces of Sidama Zone: Ethiopia, is the learners’ assessment results which were obtained through standard exams. Accordingly, most of the students scored below average. So, the main objective of the study is to assess the attitudes and perceptions of school community towards mother tongue based classroom instruction in relation to the learners’ results. The approach employed to carry out the study was mixed one: quantitative and qualitative approach. The tools which were used to collect data are questionnaires and interview. There were 70 students, 6 parents and 10 teachers who were taken by using cluster and random sampling. The results of the study showed that most parents and almost half of the sample students have negative attitude and perception towards using mother tongue as a medium of instruction. But, the teachers’ attitude and perception can be rated as good.. Therefore, it is possible to say that the learners’ success and failure in mother tongue based instruction has relation with the perception and attitude of the community.

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