摘要：This study was aimed at assessing the characteristics of extra supplementary tutoring in theupper primary schools of Ethiopia. To achieve this objective a cross-sectional survey researchdesign was employed. Data were collected from upper primary school students, teachers, andschool principals. Accordingly, four regions and one city administration were selected assample regions by using simple random sampling method. Again from each region the capitaltown of each sample regions was selected as sample towns through purposive samplingtechnique. Then from each sample town three government and three private schools wereselected by simple random sampling technique. Finally, from each selected sample schools 50percent of the students and all the teachers and the principal of the school were taken bypurposive sampling techniques. To collect data from sample students, teachers, and principals,questionnaires, interview, and focus group discussion were used. The result shows that threefourthof the students received supplementary private tutoring, the amount of money paid for asingle student per month is more than 300 Ethiopian Birr; students took more than one hourstutorial per week and they get tutorial on subjects such as Science, Mathematics and English;and students in supplementary private tutoring do activities that focus on revision of workalready done.
