ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to determine the challenges Faced by Mentally Retarded in an Inclusive Setting Rongai Zone, Nkong District Kenya. The specific objectives of the study were; to investigate the challenges faced by children with mental retardation in an inclusive setting, to determine the causes of mental retardation and to identify the advantages of inclusive learning for children with mental retardation. The methods used for data collection were questionnaires to the teac...
ABSTRACT This research intended to investigate how the community feels about the learners in the . . . . . . Machakos Rehabilitation School and aimed at how to cultivate a positive acceptance to them. The researcher followed a simple survey design to venture into the community attitudes by collecting data from the chosen local parents through the use of a questionnaire. The data was collected from three different villages and targeted twenty parents. Data was analysed using frequency counts a...
ABSTRACT This study is a description of a cross-sectional design aimed at determining the factors contributing to boys' poor performance in English language in Muchukwo sub-zone. The results of the study will be used as a green light to the learners and the teachers to assist them solve the problem of poor performance in their schools. The researcher came up with the decision of investigating the problem after analyzing the zonal results for the last three years, that is, since 2004. The rese...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to determine the causes of poor performance in Science in Central Division, Narok North District. The specific objectives of the study were to determine if discipline affects the Pupils' academic performance in Science in the selected schools of Central Division, to determine if teacher qualities affect the Pupils' academic performance in the selected schools of Central Division; and to determine if school facilities affect the Pupils' academic performan...
ABSTRACT Generally, various researcher report have revealed that more highly educated mothers have greater success in providing their children with the cognitive and language skills that contribute to early success in school (Sticht & McDonald, 1990). Also, children of mothers with high levels of education stay in school longer than children of mothers ·with low levels of education. Parental iY(f/uence on the intellectual, social, economic, psychological and moral .formation of children in s...
ABSTRACT The study was carried out to investigate the perceived factors affecting the teaching of science in selected primary schools in Nabweya sub-county Bududa district and focused on lack of instructional materials, teaching methods used, teacher competence and how these affect the teaching I learning of science. The research design was qualitative in nature and employed descriptive techniques. Questionnaires and interview guides were used to collect data from the respondents. The target ...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to investigate the causes and effect of poor academic performance in secondary schools in Kabartonjo Division, Baringo North District, Kenya The specific objectives of the study were to determine if discipline affects the students' academic performance, to determine if a teacher's quality affects the students' academic performance; and to determine if school facilities affect the students' academic performance in Secondary schools. The methods used for d...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to determine the barriers that hinder inclusive education of mentally challenged children in the selected schools of Navakholo Division, Kenya. The specific objectives of the study were to investigate some of the challenges of pupils with mental disability. The methods used for data collection were interview guides to gather information on the challenges of pupils with mental disability. The findings indicated that there were some problems faced by pupil...
ABSTRACT The research report is to find out the Effect of hearing impairment on the academic performance of learners with specific learning difficulties in English in Nyamagana District in Mwanza region. From the findings, it was realized that many learners with hearing impairment perform below average compared to those who do not have due to severity of hearing impairment in learners. A part from that the common causes of hearing impairment in these learners were diseases which affect the mo...
ABSTRACT Many children have left their homes and are now living in the streets. At the beginning many people saw it not being their problem as long as it did not affect them directly. This is particularly so in Kisii town where the phenomena is not very old. But as the number swelled the problem has become a big issue for every caring citizen of this country and particularly to people in a town like Kisii. It has now come to the notice of everybody that the problem is very serous and unless a...
Abstract The study dwelled into the impact of free primary education on the academic performance of pupils in KCPE in public schools with the aim of determining the causes of poor performance, current learning conditions and the extent to which free primary education ha affected the performance of pupils. The study was carried out in Kiriita location, nyandarua District and it utilized the head teachers of the six schools in that location, 46teachers and 124 pupils of the same schools. The fi...
TABLE OF CONTENTS DECLARATION .APPROVALDEDICATION iiiACKNOWLEDGEMENT ivLIST OF TABLES viiiABSTRACT ixCHAPTER ONE IINTRODUCTION I1 .0 Background1.1 Statement of the Problem1 .2 Objectives ofthe Study 21.2.1 General Objective ofthe Study 21.2.2 Specific Objectives ofthe Study 21 .3 Research Questions 21.4 Scope of the Study 2I .4.1 Geographical scope 21.4.2 Time scope 21.5 Significance ofthe Study 2CHAPTER TWO 4LITERATURE REVIEW 42.0 Introduction 42.1 Attitude towards Secondary Schools 42.1 .1 ...
TABLE OF CONTENTS DECLARATION.APPROVAL.DEDICATIONACKNOWLEDGEMENT ivTABLE OF CONTENTS vLIST OF TABLESABSTRACT viiiLO Introduction 1Li Background of the study 1L2 The purpose of the study 3L3 Objectives of the study 3 L4 Research questions 4 L6 Scope of the study 4 L7 Significance of the Study 5REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE 72~O Introduction 711 Factors affecUng academic performance of hearing impairedlearners 72~2 Teaching/learning methods of hearing impaired learners 813 Support services to he...
TABLE OF CONTENTS DECLARATIONAPPROVALDEDICATION ACKNOWLEDGMENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS ABSTRACT CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background to the study1.2 Statement of the problem 1.3 Objectives of the study1.5 Scope of the study 1.6 Significance of the study 1.7 Limitations of the study CHAPTER TWO LITERATURE REVIEW 2.0 Introduction 2.1 The impact of HIV and Aids on the education sector 2.2 Strategies for addressing HIV and prevention within the educational sector.2.3 Effects of education at the...
ABSTRACT The purpose of study is to establish the effect of community involvement on performance ofsecondary schools the objectives were examine the ways of community involvement in management of secondary schools, to establish the contributions of community in performance of the secondary schools and to determine the challenges faces in community involvement in the performance of secondary schools. The study was conducted in Khabutola Sub-County in Manafwa district, the study adopted a descr...