Effects Of Instructional Materials To Learners With Hearing Impairment: A Case Study Of Athi River District In Kenya

TABLE OF CONTENTS

ECLARA TION ..................................................................................................... i

PPROVAL ........................................................................................................... ii

EDICATION .... ................................................................................................... Ill

CKNOWLEDGEMENTS .................................................................................... iv

st of Tables ...................................................................................................... viii

ist of Figures ...................................................................................................... ix

HAPTER ONE .......................................................................... 1111 ........................................................ 11 .......................... 1

.0 Background of the Study ................................................................................. 1

.1 Statement of the Problem ............................................................................... 2

.2 Objectives of the study .................................................................................... 3

.2.1 General objectives ....................................................................................... 3

. 2. 2 Specific Objectives ....................................................................................... 3

.3 Research Questions ........................................................................................ 3

.4 Scope of the study .......................................................................................... 3

.4.1 Time scope .................................................................................................. 3

.4.2 Geographical scope ..................................................................................... 3

.4.3 Subject scope ............................................................................................... 3

.5 Significance of the Study ................................................................................. 4

:HAPTER TWO ................................................................................................... 5

.ITERATURE REVIEW ......................................................................................... 5

'..O Introduction ..................................................................................................... 5

t.1 Characteristics of Hearing Impairments .......................................................... 5

!.2 Impact of Instructional Materials to learners with hearing impairment.. ........... 8

~.4 Interventions to assist learners with Hearing Impairments ............................ 1 O

; HAPTER TH REE .............................................................................................. 13

JIETHODOLOGY ................................................................................................ 13

tO Introduction ................................................................................................... 13

4 Sample framework ........................................................................................ 13

4. 1 Sample Size ............................................................................................... 13

4.2 Sampling technique and Procedure ........................................................... 13

5 Methods ........................................................................................................ 14

5.1 Instruments Used for Data Collection ......................................................... 14

5.2 Sources of data .......................................................................................... 14

6 Data Analysis ................................................................................................ 15

7 Ethical Consideration .................................................................................... 15

8 Limitations ..................................................................................................... 15

9 Delimitations ................................................................................................. 16

HAPTER FOUR ................•...•..............•.......................•......................••............ 17

resentation and Discussion of Findings ............................................................ 17

.0 Introduction ................................................................................................... 17

.1 Demographic Background of the Respondents ............................................. 17

.1.1 Sex ............................................................................................................. 17

.1.2 Age ............................................................................................................. 18

. 1. 3 Marital status .............................................................................................. 18

. 1 .4 Education background ............................................................................... 19

:. 1.5 Occupation ................................................................................................. 19

.. 2 Characteristics of Hearing lmpairment .......................................................... 20

•.3 Impact of Instructional Materials ................................................................... 20

.. 4 Intervention ................................................................................................... 21

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)iscussion, Conclusion and Recommendation ................................................... 22

i.0 Introduction ................................................................................................... 22

i.1 Discussion ..................................................................................................... 22

5. 1. 1. Characteristics of hearing impairments ..................................................... 22

5.1.2 Impact of instructional materials to learners with hearing impairments ...... 22

5. 1. 3 intervention ................................................................................................ 23

2 Conclusion .................................................................................................... 23

3 Recommendations ........................................................................................ 23

::.FERENCES ................................................................................................... 25

=>PENDICES ..................................................................................................... 26

PPENDIX A: WORK PLAN ............................................................................... 26

PPENDIX B: BUDGET ...................................................................................... 27

PPENDIX C: QUESTIONNAIRES .................................................................... 28