{"id":564,"date":"2025-11-04T06:07:47","date_gmt":"2025-11-04T06:07:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ebs.dmu.edu.et\/?page_id=564"},"modified":"2025-11-04T06:15:47","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T06:15:47","slug":"dr-abatihun-alehegn-sewagegn","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ebs.dmu.edu.et\/?page_id=564","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Abatihun Alehegn Sewagegn"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"753\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/ebs.dmu.edu.et\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/11\/Dr.-Abatihun-Alehegn-Sewagegn-3-753x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-571\" style=\"width:99px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ebs.dmu.edu.et\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/11\/Dr.-Abatihun-Alehegn-Sewagegn-3-753x1024.jpg 753w, https:\/\/ebs.dmu.edu.et\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/11\/Dr.-Abatihun-Alehegn-Sewagegn-3-221x300.jpg 221w, https:\/\/ebs.dmu.edu.et\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/11\/Dr.-Abatihun-Alehegn-Sewagegn-3-768x1045.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ebs.dmu.edu.et\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/11\/Dr.-Abatihun-Alehegn-Sewagegn-3-1129x1536.jpg 1129w, https:\/\/ebs.dmu.edu.et\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/11\/Dr.-Abatihun-Alehegn-Sewagegn-3.jpg 1176w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 753px) 100vw, 753px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<p><strong>Name of Academic Staff Member:<\/strong> Dr. Abatihun Alehegn Sewagegn<\/p>\n<p><strong>Phone Number:<\/strong>0913061791<\/p>\n<p><strong>Specialization:<\/strong>Educational Psychology<\/p>\n<p><strong>Acad. Rank:<\/strong>Asso. prof<\/p>\n<p><strong>Email Address: <\/strong>abatihunalehegn@gmail.com\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Institutional Email:<\/strong>abatihun_alehegn@dmu.edu.et<\/p>\n<p><strong>Research Interest: &#8211;<\/strong>1. Applying research to improve teaching, learning, and assessment in educational contexts<\/p>\n<ol start=\"2\">\n<li>Early childhood care and education<\/li>\n<li>Psychology and Education<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>ORCID link: <\/strong>https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-0147-5190<\/p>\n<p><strong>Grant projects: <\/strong>Africa Uninet Project<\/p>\n<p><strong>LinkedIn accounts &amp; related info<\/strong>. LinkedInlinkedin.com\/in\/abatihun-alehegn-sewagegn-759bba47<\/p>\n<p><strong>Google Scholar link:<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?hl=en&amp;user=TUk8PWUAAAAJ\">https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?hl=en&amp;user=TUk8PWUAAAAJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>List of Publications: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Berhanu, K.Z.,&amp;\u00a0<strong>Sewagegn, A.A.<\/strong>\u00a0(2024).\u00a0The role of perceived campus climate in students\u2019 academic achievements as mediated by students\u2019 engagement in higher education institutions.\u00a0<em>Cogent Education<\/em>,\u00a0<em>11<\/em>(1). <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1080\/2331186X.2024.2377839\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1080\/2331186X.2024.2377839<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Adane, T.B., Berhanu, K.Z.,&amp;\u00a0<strong>Sewagegn, A.A.<\/strong>\u00a0(2024).\u00a0Infertile women of Ethiopia: Psychological challenges and coping strategies,\u00a0<em>Medicine<\/em>; 103:15. http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1097\/MD.0000000000037725<\/li>\n<li>Adane, T.B., Berhanu, K.Z.,&amp;\u00a0<strong>Sewagegn, A.A.<\/strong>\u00a0(2024).\u00a0Ethiopian women experiencing infertility: sociocultural challenges and coping strategies,\u00a0<em>Cogent Social Sciences<\/em>,\u00a010(1): 1-21. DOI:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1080\/23311886.2024.2324973\">1080\/23311886.2024.2324973<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Bitew, W.B. &amp;<strong>Sewagegn, A.A.<\/strong> (2024). Exploring pretend play and creativity development among preschool children in Northern Ethiopia: a collective case study, <em>Education 3-13, 52(2): 240-250.<\/em> DOI: <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1080\/03004279.2023.2227192\">1080\/03004279.2023.2227192<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Sewagegn<\/strong><em>, <\/em>A.*, Bitew, W.B, Birhan, T.B, and Dessie, A.A<em>. <\/em>(2023): The status of early childhood care and education in northwest Ethiopia: an investigation from a quality perspective, International Journal of Early Years Education, 31(4):987-1002.\u00a0DOI:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1080\/09669760.2022.2037073\">10.1080\/09669760.2022.2037073<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Victor-Aigbodion, V., Eseadi, C., Ardi, Z., <strong>Sewagegn,<\/strong>A.*, Ololo,<br \/>K., Abonor, L.B., Aloh, H.E., Falade, T.A., &amp;Effanga, O.A. (2023). Effectiveness of rational emotive behavior therapy in reducing depression among undergraduate medical students. <em>Medicine<\/em>, <em>102<\/em>(4), e32724. <a href=\"http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1097\/MD.0000000000032724\">http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1097\/MD.0000000000032724<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Vita-Agundu UC, Eseadi C, Obasuyi HU, <strong>Sewagegn AA*<\/strong>, Amedu AN. (2022). Assessment of stress management coaching among Nigerian pre-service history teachers: A randomized controlled study. <em>Medicine; 101<\/em>(40), (e30999). <a href=\"http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1097\/MD.0000000000030999\">http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1097\/MD.0000000000030999<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Nwokenna, E.N., <strong>Sewagegn<\/strong>, AA*, Falade, T.A. (2022). Effects of educational music training on music performance anxiety and stress response among first-year undergraduate music education students. Medicine; 101:48.<a href=\"http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1097\/MD.0000000000032112\">http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1097\/MD.0000000000032112<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Eseadi C, Ilechukwu LC, Victor-Aigbodion V, <strong>Sewagegn AA*, <\/strong>Amedu AN. (2022). Intervention for depression among undergraduate religious education students: A randomized controlled trial. Medicine; 101:41 (e31034). <a href=\"http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1097\/MD.0000000000031034\">http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1097\/MD.0000000000031034<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Mirabel, K.T., Diale, B.M. &amp;, <strong>Sewagegn, AA* <\/strong>(2022).Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) as a Means to Empower Secondary School Learners from Low Socioeconomic Backgrounds. <em>Journal of Technical Education and Training, <\/em>14 (1):138-149. <a href=\"https:\/\/publisher.uthm.edu.my\/ojs\/index.php\/JTET\/article\/view\/10408\">https:\/\/publisher.uthm.edu.my\/ojs\/index.php\/JTET\/article\/view\/10408<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Oloidi, F.J., <strong>Sewagegn, AA*, <\/strong>Amanambu, O.V., Umeano, B.C., &amp;Ilechukwu, L.C. (2022). Academic burnout among undergraduate history students: effect of an intervention. <em>Medicine<\/em>, 101(7), e28886. <a href=\"http:\/\/doi.org\/10.1097\/md.0000000000028886\">http:\/\/doi.org\/10.1097\/md.0000000000028886<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Diale B.M. &amp;<strong>Sewagegn<\/strong>, A.A.* (2021). Early Childhood Care and Education in Ethiopia: A Quest for Quality Education<em>. Journal of Early Childhood Research 19 (4):516-529. <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/doi\/10.1177\/1476718X211002559\">https:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/doi\/10.1177\/1476718X211002559<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Sewagegn, A.A.* <\/strong>and Dessie, A.A. (2021). Students&#8217; perception of the teaching-learning practice at a university in Ethiopia. <em>IKENGA International Journal of Institute of African Studies, 22 (3): 1-23.<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.53836\/ijia\/2021\/22\/3\/002\"><em>https:\/\/doi.org\/10.53836\/ijia\/2021\/22\/3\/002<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Sewagegn, A.A.* <\/strong>&amp; Diale B.M. (2021). Modular\/Block Teaching: Practices and Challenges at Higher Education Institutions of Ethiopia, <em>Teaching in Higher Education <\/em>26(6):<em>776-789, <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tandfonline.com\/doi\/abs\/10.1080\/13562517.2019.1681391\">https:\/\/www.tandfonline.com\/doi\/abs\/10.1080\/13562517.2019.1681391<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Sewagegn, A.A.* <\/strong>&amp; Diale B.M. (2021). Academic staffs\u2019 practices and challenges of publishing: Evidence from an Ethiopian University, <em>International Journal of African Higher Education<\/em>, 8 (1): 27- 42. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.6017\/ijahe.v8i1.13375\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.6017\/ijahe.v8i1.13375<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Sewagegn, A.A.* <\/strong>and Dessie, A.A. (2020). The Value of Feedback in Primary Schools: Students\u2019 Perception of the Practice. <em>International Journal of Learning, Teaching and Educational Research, 19<\/em>(<em>10): 338-354. <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.26803\/ijlter.19.10.19\"><em>https:\/\/doi.org\/10.26803\/ijlter.19.10.19<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Sewagegn<\/strong>, A.A.* (2020). Learning objective and assessment linkage: Its contribution for meaningful students learning. <em>Universal Journal of Educational Research, <\/em>8(11): 5044- 5052, <a href=\"http:\/\/doi.org\/10.13189\/ujer.2020.081104\">http:\/\/doi.org\/10.13189\/ujer.2020.081104<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Dessie, W.M., <strong>Sewagegn, A.A.* <\/strong>and Negalegn, A.B (2020). Students\u2019 Team Creativity and Innovation Propensity at Higher Education: Evidence from Ethiopia, <em>International Journal of Innovation in Education, 6(2):75\u201394. <\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/doi.org\/10.1504\/IJIIE.2020.108783\"><em>http:\/\/doi.org\/10.1504\/IJIIE.2020.108783<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Dessie, A.A. and <strong>Sewagegn<\/strong>, A.A.* (2019). Moving Beyond a sign of Judgment: Primary School Teachers\u2019 perception and practices of Feedback. <em>International Journal of Instruction<\/em>, 12 (2): 51-66. http:\/\/doi.org\/<a href=\"http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.29333\/iji.2019.1224a\">29333\/iji.2019.1224a<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Sewagegn<\/strong>, A.A.* (2019). A Study on the Assessment Methods and Experiences of TeachersatanEthiopianUniversity,<em>InternationalJournalofInstruction<\/em>,12(2):605-622. DOI:<a href=\"http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.29333\/iji.2019.12238a\">29333\/iji.2019.12238a<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Sewagegn<\/strong>, A.A.* (2013). A Comparative Study on Mathematics Achievement of Grade Ten Students as Observed in Two Methods of Instruction: Satellite Television and Teacher-Based Instruction. <em>International Journal of Learning and Teaching<\/em>, 5(1): 24-37.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sewagegn<\/strong>, A.A.* (2013). Instructors\u2019 Classroom Assessment Practices as a Function of Training Background and Teaching Experience with Particular Reference to Final Examinations. <em>American Journal of Educational Research<\/em>, 1(8):300-306. <a href=\"http:\/\/doi.org\/10.12691\/education-1-8-6\">http:\/\/doi.org\/10.12691\/education-1-8-6<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h1>23. BookChapterContribution<\/h1>\n<ol style=\"list-style-type: lower-alpha\">\n<li><strong>\u00a0Sewagegn A.A.* <\/strong>&amp; Diale B.M. (2020). Authentic Assessment as a Tool to Enhance Students Learning in a Higher Education Institution: Implication for Students\u2019 Competency. IN Railean, E. (Eds). Assessment, Testing, and Measurement Strategies in Global Higher Education. IGI Global, USA. DOI:<a href=\"http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.4018\/978-1-7998-2314-8.ch013\">4018\/978-1-7998-2314-8.ch013<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong style=\"font-size: revert;color: initial\">\u00a0Sewagegn A.A<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: revert;color: initial\">.* &amp; Diale B.M. (2019). Empowering Learners using Active Learning in Higher Education Institutions. IN Brito, S.M. (Eds). Active Learning-Beyond the Future, Intechopen, London. <\/span><a style=\"font-size: revert\" href=\"https:\/\/www.intechopen.com\/chapters\/63456\">https:\/\/www.intechopen.com\/chapters\/63456<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Name of Academic Staff Member: Dr. Abatihun Alehegn Sewagegn Phone Number:0913061791 Specialization:Educational Psychology Acad. Rank:Asso. prof Email Address: abatihunalehegn@gmail.com\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Institutional Email:abatihun_alehegn@dmu.edu.et Research Interest: &#8211;1. 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