The study looked at Environmental Influences on English language acquisition among class five learners with hearing impairments in Nairobi County, Kenya. Majority of learners with hearing impairments in Kenya seem to leave school without having attained adequate literacy levels deemed desirable for successful transition in the afterlife of school. Factors such as inadequate resources in schools, poor teaching methodology and poor parental support are some of the factors that make learner...
The purpose of this study was to investigate constraints to the implementation of reverse integration in special primary and secondary schools in Mombasa County, Kenya. It was guided by a set of objectives which were followed up with a corresponding set of research questions. A theoretical framework based on Albert Bandura’s Social Learning Theory was adopted. The study adopted a descriptive survey design that used an exploratory approach to investigate the problem at hand. The target...
ABSTRACT This study aimed at identifying the extent to which strategies for reducing dropout rates of learners with mild intellectual disabilities were implemented in inclusive primary schools in Bugesera District, Rwanda. The target population was 195 respondents who included teachers, headteachers, learners with MID and officers in charge of Child Friendly School initiative (CFS). A sample size of 62 respondents was obtained through the use of purposive sampling, stratified random sampling...
ABSTRACT The study was carried out to identify the challenges of hearing impairment to learners in Nunguni Zone, Kilungu Division, Makueni District, Eastern province of Kenya. The researcher used the survey method and questionnaires to collected data from the respondents. The sample comprised ten teachers from ten schools thus one teacher from each school. The researcher found the causes of hearing impairment in the area to be diseases, witchcraft and curse. The researcher found out how heari...
ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to carry out situational analysis of educational services provided for learners in Special Primary Schools for Hearing Impairments in Oriental Province in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The study utilized the case study methodology to collect data from 3 special schools for learners with HI in Oriental Province, involving (3) Head-Teachers, (28) teachers and (15) parents of learners with HI. The respondents were sampled purposively and the sample size...
ABSTRACT The study was to investigate the causes of poor academic performance among the hearing impaired learners in regular schools in Samburu zone, Kinango district. The researcher used questionnaires to collect information from the respondents. The respondents were 25 teachers and 50 learners from the three sampled schools. The researcher found that in comparison with their hearing counterparts, hearing impaired learners perform poorly in academic work due to a number of factors. These in...
ABSTRACT The study assessed the Determinants of academic performance among children with learning disabilities in primary schools in Bauchi state, Nigeria. Specifically, the study examined the effects of teachers’ perception, parents’ perception, teachers’ motivation and teachers-parents’ collaboration on the academic performance of children with learning disabilities. The study employed Social Cognitive Theory of Bandura of (1986), descriptive survey design was adopted. The study us...
ABSTRACT This research was intended to investigate the challenges faced by teachers of children with mental retardation in pre-school education, in Mukono District. Non-probability sampling was used to select respondents and areas of research. Interviews were .used to collect data from 9 respondents. These included the head teacher and teachers. The findings showed that use of inappropriate teaching learning and play materials, the curriculum, lack of parental involvement in the education ar...
ABSTRACT The intellectually challenged learners have been met with many difficulties and obstacles in life in the societies they live in. examples of these problems are discrimination, rejection, neglect, child maltreatment, use of derogatory language and negative attitude towards them. Some of their parents see them as a burden and a sign of bad omen to the family. They are regarded worthless and cannot be benefited from. In some societies they are misused of uncivilized traditional practic...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to determine influence of socialization on performance of learners with hearing impairment in an inclusive Thawabu Primary School of Embakasi, Nairobi City County, Kenya. The study was guided by research objectives which sought to; establish modes of communication that promote socialization between learners with hearing impairment and hearing peers; enhance academic performance in Thawabu inclusive public school; establish strategies for boosting social...
ABSTRACT The research was carried out in Mathira East zone, Mathira East district Kenya with an aim of influencing on the academic capability of the mentally retarded in inclusive in primary 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 majority of teachers ...
ABSTRACT In order for a country to achieve its educational goals, the teacher demands and supply is a key important factor to be considered. Kisumu District being one of the largest Districts in Kenya had progressively been having high teacher demand since the freeze of teacher's recruitment in 1997 by the government. The problem became worse when the impact of free Primary Education started being felt in Secondary schools. The District had realized high enrolment rate from 2004 to 2007, yet ...
ABSTRACT A fundamental feature of social life is social interaction, or the ways in which people act with other people and react to how other people are acting, which is a deficit in learners with Autism Spectrum Disorders in Public Primary Schools in Kenya. It sought to establish peer-mediated strategies enhancing social interactions of children with Autism in Migori County, Kenya. The objectives were: peer-mediated strategies currently used by teachers, the extent to which play activities ...
ABSTRACT This research set out to establish student's perception about HIV/AIDS in Kabarnet Division of Baringo District. The main objectives of the study were: to find out whether primary school students actually believe that A!Ds is a threat to them, to find out students attitude towards behaviour change programmes and the role played by parents, teachers and the entire community in inclusion of good morals among the students, and to find out students perception about people with HIV/ A ID...
ABSTRACT The research project entails a study of the factors contributing to poor K.C.P.E. English performance in Kemera Zone, Manga District. The purpose of the study was to analyse the 1 arious constraints encountered in teaching English in Kemera Zone, Primary Schon is. The population from which the data was to drawn included the following: i) All the Primary Schools in Kemera Zone, Manga District. ii) All the English teachers in Primary Schools in Kemera Zone, Manga district. iii) All the...