Behavior and Academic Performance of Learners with Hearing Impairment in Inclusive Mixed Primary Schools Ojola Zone, Kisumu Municipality, Kenya

TABLE OF CONTENT

DECLARATION~.

APPROVAL II

DEDICATION iii

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT iv

TABLE OF CONTENT v

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DEFINITION OF TERMS viii

CHAPTER ONE 1

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Back ground 1

Statement ofthe problem 2

Purpose ofthe study 3

Objectives 3

General: This study will determine the academic performance and behavior ofthe

hearing impaired learners in the inclusive mixed primary schools of Ojola Zone

Kisumu Municipality, Kenya 3

Specific: 3

Significance of the study 3

Theoretical flame work of the study 4

LITERATURE REViEW 5

Introduction 5

Symptoms of learners with hearing impairment 5

Effects and causes of hearing impairment 6

The role of a regular class room teachers and special educators 9

CHAPTER THREE 10

METHODOLOGY~_.~..~, 10

Introduction 10

Research Design development 10

Environment 10

Respondents 10

Instruments 10

Procedure of the study Li

Data collection procedures 11

Statistical treatment of data 11

CHAPTER ~ 12

DATE PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND DISCUSSION 12

Introduction 12

Respondent’s profile 12

Fig I Pie chart showing teacher’s responses on signs of hearing impairment 15

Fig 2 Pie chart showing teacher’s response on turning one side of the ear to the

speaker 15

Defective speech pattern 16

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Complaint of earache/headache. 16

Roles special educators play in an inclusive setting 18

Strategies special educators and regular classroom teachers use to teach the

hearing impaired learners~ 18

Complication during pregnancy 19

Measures to be used in minimizing hearing impairment among learners 22

Do learners with hearing impairment behave differently? 23

Effects of hearing impairment on children’s development 24

Strategies for the hearing impaired learners 25

RESPONSES FROM STUDENTS 27

CHAPTER ~ 28

SUMMARY, RECOMMENDATION AND CONLUSION 28

SUMMARY 28

RECOMMENDATIONS 28

CONCLUSION 29

APPENDIX B 30

TEACHER’S QUESTIONNAIRE 30

APPENDIX C 36

INTERVIEW SCHEDULE FOR STUDENTS 36

BIBLIOGRAPHY 38

TRANSMITTAL LETTER FOR THE HEADTEACHERS 39

ABSTRACT

The research intends to carry out research with hearing disability in the Ojoa, Kisumu municipality. The researcher expects to find out the academic performance of these learners. Data was collected from the field, presented, analyzed, tabulated using percentages, frequency and tables Findings indicated that, the degree of hearing impairment can vary widely from person to person. Some people have partial hearing loss, meaning that the ear can pick up some sounds; others have complete hearing loss, meaning that the ear cannot hear at all (people with complete hearing loss are considered deaf different scholars) The study shows that, complications during pregnancy or birth can greatly cause hearing impairment among learners. Some babies are born with hearing impairment due to infections or illnesses that the mother had while she was pregnant. The study employed researcher devised instruments like Questionnaires, which were used as primary data to establish the truth about the level of behavior of the learning impaired learners.