ABSTRACT In this special study paper, the researcher aimed at establishing learning difficulties encountered by the Pupils within hearing impairment in the inclusive setting. This study was carried out in Machakos school for the deaf located in central division, Machakos district. Ten class teachers represented the whole population. The researcher targeted a sample population of Head teachers, class teachers, and all learners of ten classes. The researcher used questionnaires as the mai...
ABSTRACT The research was carried out on the attitude of teachers towards the inclusion of learners with hearing impairment in regular primary schools, This was because the feelings of most regular primary school teachers that these learners affect and lower the academic performance of their schools. Therefore these learners are forced to repeat classes or dropout of school. It is due to this that the learners with hearing impairment do not perform well in regular schools. The researcher used...
ABSTRACT the issue of how socio-economic factors affect pupil's performance is vital to a public policy. The researcher wanted to find out whether socio-economic factors effect pupil's performance and to what extent. in order to do this study, the researcher embarked on descriptive survey kind of research. The method allowed a collection of comprehensive intensive data and provided an in-depth study on how past initiative have not produced the desired products. By stratified sampling, 50 pup...
This research was on an investigation on the effects of low vision on the academic performance of regular primary school children of Mazeras zone, Kasemeni Division, Kinango District, promptly the investigation to find a solution to help improve performance. To conduct the study the researcher used a survey method of research design targeting all the regular primary schools but managed 12 schools and 48 teachers from the twelve schools of Mazeras zone; Mpirani, Mazeras, Bonje, Fulugani, Mgand...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between immorality and school drop out at Kabati area in Murang'a south district in Kenya. The specific objectives of the study were to explore some of the factors leading to immorality in schools. The methods used for data collection was questionnaires to teachers and of the school involved in the study. In chapter four, the findings were presented and interpreted in relation to the study objectives and research questi...
ABSTRACT This study set out to determine the impact of integration on the academic performance of learners with hearing impairment using three primary schools of Kapcharwa demonstration school, Kpchorwa primary school and Elgon primary school, all in Kapchorwa Town Council Schools. The study employed a descriptive comparative research design. Random sampling was used to select 99 pupils and the student's samples t-test was used to compare test results of the learners with HI and those who we...
The research project was based on teacher's attitudes towards integration ofleamers with mental handicap in regular schools in Tiriki East Division in Hamisi District. Problems faced by these teachers towards integration have been established. It was also noted to put a lot of emphasizes on learners with mental handicap performance in regular set up. Various strategies were also layed down to assist learners with mental handicap in a regular set up. Findings were shown that most respondents/ ...
With the increasing numbers of the Visually Impaired learners in our Inclusive Settings due to Education For All (EF A) call, there is need of increased awareness of how to handled the visually impaired with definite success in their Performance at school and in life generally. It is often, however, presumed that learners with Visual Impairments are less capable or have less academic potential than the sighted peers. However, Vision is only one source of information and so the teacher factor ...
ABSTRACT Objectives: This study investigated the problems encountered by the teachers teachIng deaf blind children at Kabamet School for Deaf Blind in Barlngo District, Kenya. Spedflcaliy, these data were gathered: profile of teachers as to age, gender, marital status, number of years in service and educational qualification; and degree the problems encountered by the teachers teaching deaf blind children in terms of facilities and equipments, learning methodology, formal curriculum, mode of ...
ABSTRACT The research was carried out in Emgwen division, Nandi central district Kenya with an aim of determining the factors affecting the academic performance of learners with mental deficit in regular schools. All relevant Primary sources were visited in the process of gathering Primary information. A descriptive design was employed and in this case, questionnaires and interview guides were used in the process of data collection. The study findings revealed the following: that the ma...
Table of Contents Declaration ............................................................................................. i Approval ................................................................................................ ii Dedication ............................................................................................ iii Acknowledgements ................................................................................ iv List of Tables .........................................
ABSTRACT The study was to investigate the causes of poor academic performance among the hearingimpaired learners in regular primary schools. The researcher used questionnaires used to collect information from the respondents, the respondents were 25 teachers and 50 learners from the ~~ampled schools. The researcher found that in comparison with their hearing counterparts, hearing impaired learners performed poorly in academic work due to a number of factors. These include: o Poor methods of t...
ABSTRACT This study was an attempt to establish the relationship between the teacher’s training and experience on the academic performance of primary school pupils. The objectives were clearly started to unveil the relationship of the teacher’s training and experience on the academic performance of learners. The study employed a collection of data using questionnaire technique which was subjected to a cross~section of teachers. Data was analyzed by use of tables and bar graphs. The r...
ABSTRACT The study was carried out in Municipality division to find out the factors that affect education of the mentally challenged learners. People with disability all over the world have for a long time been considered socially and physically less capable, the purpose of this study was to investigate on factors that affect education of the mentally challenged learners in Primary schools in Municipality Division in Kakamega Central District. The study adopted the survey style since it is ...
ABSTRACT Due to the free primary education that was implemented in 2002 in Kenya, Most pupils with mentally retardation were admitted to the regular schools this prompted the researcher to investigate teacher's attitudes towards mentally retarded learners. The study was carried in Emulole Base Emasatsi Division, Khwisero District, Kenya for eight months of December to July 2010. The study obtained information from teachers both male and female in the five sampled schools the sampling was done...