Besides improving their skills and using the benefits they gained from the training the projects availed, project school teachers took what they gained a step further and multiplied them to other non-project schools. This has been the case in the project schools of all the three organizations covered by this impact evaluation. It has also been observed that there are still traces of applications of the skills imparted by the active learning training provided the teachers. In the statements of Kassa Molla, Este woreda education expert, it has been observed by him and other supervisors that trained teachers still use skills from the training in their present jobs and that the skills gained from active learning are being spread to cluster level schools through using former project schools as trainers to new teachers. Representatives of Siraro, Gombora, Misha and Lemo woreda also supported the same opinion. , fig.1. Did the project contribute to your skill improvement YES NO Teachers who underwent training in active learning were also asked if they have been able to improve their skills as a result of the training provided by the project. As it is depicted in figure 1, above all the respondents affirmed that their skill have been improved by the project The evaluation team has been able to verify from the principals and teachers who participated in this evaluation that in most of the schools teachers apply active learning skills and also they share their experiences with other teacher that have not been exposed to such trainings. In addition to the evidence provided by the diverse respondents on how much the facilitator/teacher training has enhance the skills of teachers and resulted in positive changes in their instructional approach, the evaluation team was able to see the low cost, locally made learning materials the teachers and students produced as a result of the training and also how much they have been using them when classes were in session. Though the improvement in the skills of teachers and applying the skills the teachers gained from the training are positive results of the project, the most important point is how much these outcomes have contributed towards enhancing the quality of education. This is the subject of the next section. 27
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