ABSTRACT This study was carried out in of Mandera District with an intention to determine and identify the outstanding challenges of Universal Primary Education in Kenya, while reflecting some selected government aided primary schools in Neboi bulla Jamhuria division as an illustrative example. On this note, all other authors' works similar to this particular study were revisited and this formed the basis of the researcher's review of related literature. A descriptive survey design was emplo...
ABSTRACT This study set out to explore the academic performance of learners with visual impairments in kipsaraman zone, baringo district Kenya. The research followed a survey research design. The research targeted a small population of 10 pupils and 10 teachers from the ten schools in the zone to represent the nineteen schools. The target sampi was picked using purposive and random sampling. The schools sampled included: Bartolimo, Kitibei, Kipsaraman, Kimugul, Chambai, Barkebo, Kasok Kibir...
BSTRACT The purpose of the research was to establish the factors affecting the learning of English language by learners with specific learning difficulties (SLD) in the three selected schools. There were about nine classes which were involved to represent the fifteen classes in the school representing regular schools in the district. The researcher targeted two learners from each class. Fortunately all of them filled and returned the questionnaire since the researcher was in that school and c...
Abstract In this introductory chapter of the study, the researcher gave the context and theoretical background of learning difficulties. The researcher proceeded to give the statement of the problem, the objectives and the research questions that would guide the scope of the study. The researcher also explained the limitations and delimitations that affected the progress of the study. The chapter ended with the definition of terms used as per the context. 1.1 Background Information In an incl...
ABSTRACT The topic of this study was ‘Teacher’s attitude and academic Performance of learners with mental retardation in Kandara Division, Maragwa District. The study was carried out guided by four objectives namely; determining the profile of the respondents, determining the level of teacher’s attitudes, determining the level of academic performance of students and determining if there is any significant relationship between teachers attitude and academic performance. In the methodolog...
ABSTRACT The study was carried out at Kiazabe division in inclusive setting to find out the challenges of teaching hearing impaired learners. The problems found to be responsible were lack of knowledge in handling the Hearing Impaired; they were looked at as less being, lack of effective teaching, poor teaching methods, and lack of specialized personnel, poor intervention measures and lack of educational assessment resource centres. The researcher used survey research design. The data was co...
TABLE OF CONTENTS Title Page .............................................................................................. i Declaration ............................................................................................ .i Dedication .............................................................................................. ii Acknowledgements .................................................................................. iii Table of Contents ..................................
ABSTRACT This study was designed to examine the degree of drug abuse in Primary Schools among Primary Pupils in Thika Municipality — Nairobi Kenya. Much attention was paid to the pupils of Jamhuri Primary school which is situated in the middle of the slum estates. The researcher applied questionnaire method to collect data which worked relatively well considering the response of the respondents. The study applied with qualitative and quantitative method of data collection where different t...
ABSTRACT The study was basically on challenges faced by autistic learners in selected schools of Kakamenga District in Western Province. The main objective was to examine the effects of challenges to autistic learners and to identify the possible solutions to over come these challenges. The research objectives were tested by means of questionnaires, documentation and observations, the researcher discovered that most of these autistic learners are being neglected.
ABSTRACT Learners with mental retardation do not benefit from normal learning due to the challenges that they encounter. This study critically focused on these challenges and their academic performance in inclusive settings in Nairobi Kenya. The researcher adopted the quantitative approach of data collection from the target population. Teachers from public Primary schools were involved as respondents. Thirty teachers drawn from different primary schools responded to the questionnaires. Purpo...
ABSTRACT In this research paper, the researcher studied the challenges of teaching and learning of learners with speech difficnlties on the performance of English language in Rarieda District, Kenya. The research investigated the various challenges that learner's experinced in speech. The research was carried out in Madiany Zone. The researcher took his sample popnlation from one to form four in the three schools, that is, Chianda High School, St. Sylvester's Secondary and Okela Mixed Secon...
ABSTRACT The impact of free primary education has been manifold and complex. The quality and magnitude of the programme has affected not only the normal physically fit pupil, but also the physically challenged learners in inclusive schools as well as the wider community and society. The study adopted a Quantitative research design. This enhanced the researcher to obtain a better understanding of the problems and impact of free primary education on the quality of special education for the ph...
ABSTRACT Through observation and conservations the researcher established that the intellectually challenged learners were not accorded their due human respect and rights by the teachers. Teachers regarded them as abnormal, violent and slow in learning and therefore unworthy to be accommodated in their midst. This prompted the researcher to conduct a study to fmd out why it was happening. He prepared questionnaires for both teachers and pupils. The respondents were able to answer the questi...
ABSTRACT The lthe government tries to provide to all Kenyan citizens includinJ those with special need education for all (A.F.A.) in the year 2015. The policy created ~''opportunity to the mentally disable children who were perceived incapable academically to go to school, so the researcher's interest was to investigate theacademic performance of these mentally challenged learners, in some selected regular primary school in Kegonga Division, Kuria District.During the research, she formulat...
ABSTRACT This study focused on the causes of poor performance in science among children with hearing impairment in mainstream schools. This study was carried out in Kabale District Kashambya Subcounty. Interviews and questionaires were used as research tools to collect data from respondents.Random and purposive sampling techniquues were used to select schools and the respondents. The findings revealed that teachers in the mainstream experienced some challenges which among others included; lac...