Identitifaying Factor that Affecting Peerlearning Participation of Students in Mizan Tepi University, Tepi Campus: A Case of College of Natural and Computational Sciences Graduate Students of 2020
Keywords:
Peer learning Participation, Pearson chi-square, Binary Logistic RegressionAbstract
Background of the Study: Peer learning is an educational process where students interact with their peers who share an interest in the subject and learn both with and from each other. Peer learning participation approach is beneficial for students in their quest for knowledge, ideas and experiences shared within the classroom. This in turn enables them to develop their dependence, which leads them to become more interdependent and yet independent in their ability to share with and learn from each other. Aim: Identifying Factor that Affecting Peer learning Participation of Students in Mizan Tepi University, Tepi Campus: A Case of College of Natural and Computational Sciences Graduate Regular Students. Methods: The data use in this study was primary sources. In this study, stratified random sampling was applied to determine the sample size of the students from the whole population. Binary logistic Regression (dichotomous) in this study the binary logistic regression model was used to analysis whether the dependent variable is presence of peer learning participation or absence of peer learning participation. Result: Out of 121 students 60.33% were involved on peer learning participation and 39.67% not involved on peer learning participation and 58(47.9%) were males and 63(52.1%) were females. Attitudes of students had a significant association with the peer learning participation. The odds of prevalence of peer learning participation among Attitudes of students have Negative attitude were 39.6 (OR=0.198, 95% Confidence interval: (0.050-0.781)) times less likely having positive attitude students. Conclusions: The results of the proportional odds model showed that lack of motivation, effects of fields of study, lack of confidence, weather condition, attitude of students and Comfortable place were the most important determinant factors for affecting peer learning participation. So, the administrative of Mizan-Tepi University should give attention for students and should facilitate students.
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