Challenges Affecting The Learning Of Mild Mentally Challenged Learners In Regular Schools Of Matuga Division Kenya

ABSTRACT

 

The report study was based on team work composed of teachers and stakeholders in education at the DEO's office Kwale Kenya and was guided by the following objectives;

To establish the characteristics of mentally retarded learners.

- To find out the problems affecting the learning of mild mentally challenged learners in regular schools.

- To assess how teachers manage and involve children with mental disorders in teaching learning process.

Based on the above objective, the research questions were formulated.

The study focused on the relationships between learners and teachers with Special Needs Education (SNE) in education. The report presents the description of the research designs, methodology used to collect, processing and analyzing of data and its limitation and delimitation.

A summary of the key issues have been laid out 'Nilh empirical and theoretical literature review from which comparisons were made in a more systematic way to draw inferences.

Conclusion and recommendations v,rere arrived at based on the research ques~t"1 0ns.


TABLE OF CONTENT 

DECLARATION ............................................................................................................ i

APPROVAL ................................................................................................................... ii

DEDICATION ............................................................................................................. iii

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ........................................................................................... i\

TABLE OF CONTENTS ............................................................................................. v

LIST OF TABLES ...................................................................................................... vii

ABSTRACT ................................................................................................................ viii

CHAPTER ONE ........................................................................................................... I

INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................... I

1.0. BACKGROUND ........................................................................................... 1

1.1. STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM .......................................................... .4

1.2. PURPOSE OF THE STUDY ..................................................................... .4

1.3. OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY ............................................................... .4

1.4. SCOPE ........................................................................................................... 5

1 .5. HYPOTHESIS ............................................................................................... 5

1.6. SIGNIFICANCE ........................................................................................... 5

CHAPTER TWO ........................................................................................................ 6

LITERATURE REVIEW ............................................................................................. 6

2.0. INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................... 6

2.1 IDENTIFICATION AND CHARACTERISTICS OF THE MILD

MENTALLY CHALLENGED LEARNERS ........................................................... 6

2.2. PROBLEMS AFFECTING THE MILD MENTALLY CHALLENGED

IN REGULAR SCHOOLS ...................................................................................... 9

2.3. TEACHERS MANAGEMENT AND INVOLVEMENT OF MILD

MENTALLY CHALLENGED LEARNERS ......................................................... 11

CHAPTER THREE .................................................................................................... 14

METHODOLOGY ...................................................................................................... 14

3.0. INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................... 14

3.1. RESEARCH DESIGN ............................................................................... 14

3.2. SAMPLE SIZE AND SELECTION .......................................................... 14

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3.3. SAMPLING PROCEDURE ....................................................................... 14

3.4. DATA COLLECTION METHODS / TOOLS ......................................... 14

3.5. VALIDITY AND RELIABILITY ................................................................ 15

3.6. PROCEDURE ............................................................................................ 15

3.7. LIMITATIONS OF THE STUDY .............................................................. 15

CHAPTER FOUR ...................................................................................................... 17

FINDINGS .................................................................................................................. 17

4.1. INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................... 17

CHAPTER FIVE .................................................................................................. 25

DISCUSSIONS, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS ........................ 25

5.0. INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................... 25

5.1. DISCUSSION ............................................................................................. 25

5.2. PROBLEMS AFFECTING THE LEARNING OF MILD MENTALLY

CHALLENGED LEARNERS ............................................................................... 26

5.3. TEACHERS' INVOLVEMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF MILD

MENTALLY CHALLENGED LEARNERS ......................................................... 28

5.4. CONCLUSION ............................................................................................ 30

5.5. RECOMMENDATIONS ............................................................................ 30

5.6. AREAS FOR FURTHER RESEARCH .................................................... 31

REFERENCES .......................................................................................................... 32

APPENDICES ............................................................................................................ 33

APPENDIX I: QUESTIONNAIRES .................................................................. 33

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APA

Research, S. (2022). Challenges Affecting The Learning Of Mild Mentally Challenged Learners In Regular Schools Of Matuga Division Kenya. Afribary. Retrieved from https://tracking.afribary.com/works/challenges-affecting-the-learning-of-mild-mentally-challenged-learners-in-regular-schools-of-matuga-division-kenya

MLA 8th

Research, SSA "Challenges Affecting The Learning Of Mild Mentally Challenged Learners In Regular Schools Of Matuga Division Kenya" Afribary. Afribary, 21 Aug. 2022, https://tracking.afribary.com/works/challenges-affecting-the-learning-of-mild-mentally-challenged-learners-in-regular-schools-of-matuga-division-kenya. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

MLA7

Research, SSA . "Challenges Affecting The Learning Of Mild Mentally Challenged Learners In Regular Schools Of Matuga Division Kenya". Afribary, Afribary, 21 Aug. 2022. Web. 21 Nov. 2024. < https://tracking.afribary.com/works/challenges-affecting-the-learning-of-mild-mentally-challenged-learners-in-regular-schools-of-matuga-division-kenya >.

Chicago

Research, SSA . "Challenges Affecting The Learning Of Mild Mentally Challenged Learners In Regular Schools Of Matuga Division Kenya" Afribary (2022). Accessed November 21, 2024. https://tracking.afribary.com/works/challenges-affecting-the-learning-of-mild-mentally-challenged-learners-in-regular-schools-of-matuga-division-kenya