Children with Mental Retardation and Their Academic Performance

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DEDICAT’ION

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ABSTRACT m.a a, aa...a a ,......m.a a . a.a..a.m.m..a.a.m aaam..a.amma.a.

C~A~TE~ ONE a .a ,a..m.a.m.a a a,a..,a aa.,,a.a...a.a.. .a,aam,a a m am...ma..a 1

1.0 Introduction.,. aam.m. , a,m.ma a.ama.ma.....a.m, .a..mma a..a.ma.a..aa.,m..a a a am..a. 1

1 ml Background ,aaa a.a..a aam..am a,m.a.ama.a a mamm,.a..ama a 1

1.2 Staterr~ent of the probIerr~ 2

1.3 Purpose Of the study. a a 3

la4 l~esearch Objecti~,es .a m a .. a a a.m.a3

1.5 Research Questions em.m.aamm.a a m a a a aa.aaaa.3

1.6 Scope .

1.6 Significance of the study’ m.. a.mm.aa a a,

LITERATURE R.EVIE~RI a a a a m aam.a.m 7

2.0 Introduction,.. aa , .mmmm aa a.... a .. mm.... a a a a7

2a1 Genera! Overview on Mental Retardation m.a Cam.... a mama... .a7

2.1.1 Teaching strategies and classroom management..... ama.m....amm.ma.. 9

2ala2 Poor teacher — Pupil relationship .a.m.a a ..mm.,a am,mmm.a,ama..a.a.m.m,.m...lO

2.1.3 Lack of Resources and Mismanagement of the Few Available .. 11

2.2 Factors that hinder education of the mentally challenged 13

2a2m1 Home background of the mentally challenged..a......a a,ama...am 13

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2.2.2 Wrong choice of education provision / schoo~ ..........................,14

2.2.3 Lack of Parentall Involven’ient~14

2.2.~1 Hor~ie — schoo’ ~iaison ......,... ..,...,...n,......,,,....,... ....n,,.... ,m..,n....,.. 16

2.2.5 Stigriiatization an a p .. .17

2.2.6 Curricu~uaii . , , ,,, .., ,, . 18

2.3 Importance of Educating the Mentafly ChaNenged

and the Education Provision Available ...., ..... ,.,. 18

2.3.1 l~.esidential School ... ... .. .. 19

2.3.3 Special units........ . 20

2.3.4 I~~ainstrearti Prograriarr~ers .. .20

I~4 ET’HODOLOG’Y’ .. .. .22

3.0 Introduction I8~ ,,, , 22

3.1 l~esearch Design . .22

3.2 San~ple ..... ,.. ..

3.3 Procedure ... a.. ... ..22

3.4.1 Research instruriients,., , ,.,,, .,,,, 23

3.5 Data ~n~ly~5~5 23

3.6 Limitation of the study’ . .23

PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS OF DATA COLLECTED 24

4.0 Introduction ..... 24

4.1 Factors Affecting Education of the Mentally Handicapped 24

4.1.1 Response of the questionnaires ..., ,...24

Table 1: Nuriiber of questionnaires .......... 24

4.1.2 Working experience... ......... ...........

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Table 2: Shows the working experience ofthe respondents ...........~5

4.1.3~ 2.5

4.1.4

Table

EducatIon

3: showIng

qualification

gender~

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Table 4: ShowIng the education qualifications of teachers

In the selected~ 26

4.1.5 EffectIveness of teaches In Education

provision ftr Mentally handicapped learners~28

Table 6: Shows Information about special education programme .....29

4.1.6 Factors that affect the education of the

mentally handicapped learners In Koboko Town County...................29

Table 7: Respondents are trained on special need educatlon............29

Table 8: EstablIshment of units

41.7 EstablIshing the role played by parents,

teachers and other stakeholders In the provisIon of servlces...........,30

4.18 IdentIfying strategies employed to Improve

education of the mentally retarded .................................................31

Table 9: StrategIes analysis~ 31

4.1.9 CommunIty value on education of mentally handicapped .........31

Table 10: CommunIty does not value education of mentally

4.1.10

handicapped

DIfficulties

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In communication .....&........................................_.32

Table 11: DIfficulties In education ................................................,32

4.11. EducatIon resources.....0..........................33

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Table 12: Shovving Education resources,.,,....,.,.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ......,,33

CIIAP’FER FIVE.~ .34

DISCUSSION, SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND ........,...,,,, .....,.......,,.,~,,34

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5.0 Introduction

5.1 Summary of findings and their relevancy 34

5.2 Discussion .

5.3 Conclusion,,,,,,,,,,.,,,,,, •,,,,,,,•, 37

5.4 l~ecorr~riiendations ,,,,,,,,,,,,, 37

REFERENCES,., U U

APPENDICES 40

APPENDIX A: QUES’rIONNAIRE ~ 40

SEC1’ION A 40

APPENDIX B: THE TIME FRAME OF THE STUDY 41

APPENDIX C: BUDGET OF THE STUDY 42