ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to carry out an investigation on strategies adopted by learners with hearing impairments in reading for comprehension in special primary schools for the Deaf. The study was carried out as a result of to low performance by learners with hearing impairments in most of academic tasks and in National Examinations in Kenya. The objectives of the research were to; determine the methods of reading used by learners with hearing impairments in learning reading ski...
ABSTRACT The main purpose of this study was to investigate the factors influencing choice of vocational courses by learners with Hearing Impairments (HI) in selected Vocational Training Centres (VTCs), Kenya. The objectives of the study were: types of vocational courses, learners‟ career aspirations, peer influence and factors within the school environment that facilitate choice of vocational courses. Literature was reviewed according to the objectives of the study. The research study adopt...
ABSTRACT This was a descriptive survey study design which sought to establish the school based factors that affect the learning of KSL in primary schools for learners with HI in Embu and Isiolo counties in Kenya. The target population was all teachers (29) teaching in Isiolo and St. Lukes primary schools for learners with hearing impairment, which were the only schools for learners with HI in Isiolo and Embu counties. From the selected schools, the study purposively and randomly sampled 2 hea...
ABSTRACT The study sought to analyze determinants of access and retention of learners with intellectual disability in Embu Special School for learners with intellectual disability in Embu West District. The study adopted a descriptive research design, with both qualitative and quantitative methods. The target population comprised of 140 learners, 20 teachers, 1 Head teacher, 280 parents and 4 EARC officers in Embu special school. The study used purposive sampling to select teachers, head...
ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to establish students’ HIV/AIDSawareness, their perceived vulnerability and sexual behaviour. Specifically the study sought to establish students’ levels of awareness about HIV/AIDS, establish the students’ sexual behaviourdetermine the students’ perceptions of vulnerability towards HIV/AIDS,and determine the relationship between students’ levels of awareness, perceived vulnerability towards HIV/AIDSand their sexual behaviour. The study was gu...
ABSTRACT The aim of this research was to find out the impact of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) on education of girls with hearing impairment in Gucha County which is in Kenya. FGM is the partial or total removal of the female external genitalia (WHO, 1995). It results in immediate Physical Problems, for example, intense pain and/or hemorrhage that can lead to shock during and after the procedure, hemorrhage can also lead to anemia, wound infection, including tetanus, damage to adjoining orga...
ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to identify the pace of learning for learners with visual impairment in St. Francis School for the Blind in Pokot County. The study adopted a case study research design that used the mixed method that utilized both qualitative and quantitative techniques. The target population comprised learners with visual impairment (VI), teachers and the school headteacher, total of 170 participants. A sample size of 35.30% of the total population was used. The headteache...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of socially maladjusted behaviour on the academic performance of learners in public primary schools in Kasarani District of Nairobi County Kenya.The researcher used descriptive survey in the study. In this study, the target population used was 700 respondents that comprised learners from various public primary schools sampled, all head teachers, deputy head teachers, and teachers in Kasarani sub - county. Questionnaires, an observat...
ABSTRACT Adolescents with hearing impairment are often viewed as individuals who are psychologically maladjusted as a result of poor environmental and personality factors. Consequently, their senses of belonging in the society have been reduced to the extent that their self image have been affected. Although, several studies on adolescents with hearing impairment have focus on their academic performance, but little attempt have been made to examine or study the environmental and personal...
ABSTRACT Despite education being one of the basic human rights and an empowerment prerequisite, there are various factors that affect the provision of quality education in inclusive public primary schools in Kenya. The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of teacher characteristic on pupil‟s academic performance in KCPE in inclusive classroom in public primary schools in Narok North sub-County in Narok County, Kenya. The objectives of the study were to assess; the effect of teac...
ABSTRACT Learners with visual impairment (VI) depend on Braille as a medium of instruction and communication. According to a report by the Ministry of Education, only 45 (30.6%) out of 147(100%) of learners with VI enrolled in upper primary classes in Kisumu and Siaya counties could read and write English Braille grade II competently. Despite this discrepancy, there was no documented explanation for this low percentage of learners with English Braille grade II competencies, particularly in Ki...
ABSTRACT Ugandan Sign Language (USL) training for students improves service delivery to members of Uganda Deaf Community. Kyambogo University (KyU) was the only public University in Uganda which trained students in USL. From 2007 to 2012 students’ performance in USL had been low (mean = 46 and mean = 42) in comparison to their performance in other courses offered for students pursuing Bachelor of Adult and Community Education (mean = 73) and Bachelor of Arts in Community Based Rehabilitatio...
ABSTRACT English is a key and compulsory subject in secondary school curriculum in Kenya. The performance of students in schools for the Deaf in English in Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education, (K.C.S.E) has been below average. In the years 2010-2015, students‟ registered mean score of 3.45, 3.0, 2.4, 3.7 and 3.17 respectively, out of a mean of 12, which indicated a “D” Grade and below average in Kenyan grading system. Although theories have suggested that the selected factors could...
ABSTRACT Braille has been used as the main assistive technology by Learners with Visual Impairment (LVI) for the last 200 years. However, the use of this technology has limited opportunities for learners to access the curriculum and general information. With the emergence of new devices that are based on audio, electronic and multimedia technologies such as audio tapes, talking books, Optacon, note taker, computer with speech output, Optical Character Reader (OCR) scanner, refreshable braille...
ABSTRACT Education empowers citizens and hence reduces poverty by enhancing livelihood. Globally, 77 million children are out of education and 25.7 million (33.4%) are those with disabilities. In Kenya 1,504 (0.48 %) Students with Disabilities of 315,000 in public secondary schools are in Inclusive Education programme. Baseline survey in Bungoma County between 2013 and 2016 indicated that only 107(0.07%) Students with Visual impairments and physical challenges are in Inclusive Education progr...