Environment And Academic Performance Of Physically Handicapped Learners In Regular Schools Of Ron Go Division, Ron Go District Kenya.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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

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

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

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ................................................................................................... iv

TABLE OF CONTENTS .................................................................................................... iv

LIST OF TABLES ........................................................................................................... viii

LIST OF FIGURES ............................................................................................................. ix

ABSTRACT ......................................................................................................................... x

CHAPTER ONE .................................................................................................................. 1

1.0 BACKGROUND INFORMATION ................................................................................ ]

1.1 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM ............................................................................... 2

1.2 PURPOSE OF THE STUDY .......................................................................................... 3

1.3 MAJOR OBJECTIVE .................................................................................................... 3

1.4 SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY. .................................................................. 3

1.5 RESEARCH QUESTIONS ............................................................................................ 4

1.6 SCOPE OF THE STUDY. .............................................................................................. 4

1. 7 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY ............................................................................... .4

1.8 THEORY OF THE STUDY ........................................................................................... 5

CHAPTER TWO ................................................................................................................. 7

REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE ............................................................................. ?

2.0 INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................... ?

2.1. TYPES OF LEARNERS WITH PHYSICAL HANDICAP ............................................ 8

2.2.0. RESOURCES USED TO SUPPORT LEARNERS WITH PHYSICAL HANDICAP. 9

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BffiLOGRAPHY ............................................................................................................... 41

APPENDICES ................................................................................................................... 42

APPENDICES A. INSTRUMENTS ................................................................................. 42

RESEARCHER MADE QUESTIONAIRE ............................................................................ 42

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LIST OF TABLES

Table 4.1: Shows There are learners with physical handicap in regular schools ...................... 20

Table 4.2: Population oflearners with physical handicap in regular primary schools .............. 20

Table 4.3: Shows type of learners with physical handicap ...................................................... 22

Table4. 4: Educational resources used in teaching learners with physical handicap ................. 23

Table 4. 5 : Shows how the educational resources are acquired .............................................. 24

Table 6: 4.9. Shows environmental factors affecting the physical handicap learners .............. 28

Table 7: 4.10. Shows how the environment can be modified to suit learners with physical

handicap ............................................................ -.................................................................... 30

Table 8: 4.11. Shows how physical handicap learners reform in academic works .................. 31

Table 9: 4.12 Show How to improve the academic performance of physically handicap learners

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LIST OF FIGURES

Figure 4. 1: Population oflearners with physical handicap in regular primary schools ............ 21

Figure 4. 2: Shows types oflearners with physical handicap ................................................... 22

Figure 4. 4: Shows How the Education Resources are Acquired ............................................ 24

Figure 4. 5: Shows the type of support given to learners with Physical Handicap ................... 25

Figure 4. 6: How teachers relate to learners with physical handicap ........................................ 27

Figure 7: 4.8 . Relationship between teachers and learners with physical handicap can be

strengthened ........................................................................................................................... 28

Figure 8: 4.9. Shows environmental factors affecting the physical handicap learners ............. 29

Figure 9: 4.10. Shows how environment can be modified ....................................................... 31

Figure 10: 4.11. Shows how physical handicap learners perform in academic work ................ 32

Figure 11: 4.12. shows how to improve the academic performance ........................................ 33

ABSTRACT

This research report contains five major chapters as follows:-

Chapter 1 Introduction The research investigated effect of environment and academic performance of physical handicapped learners in regular school and suggests solutions to these problems under recommendations in chapter five. Chapter ll. Review of Related Literature

The researcher reviewed related literature on the following sub headings:Types oflearners with physical handicap Orthopaedically impaired, Neurological disabilities and those with health disabilities. The resources used to support learners with physical handicap are adaptive devices such as standing tables, hand pointers, book turners and others. The methods of supporting learners with physical handicap under medical intervention, physiotherapy, occupational therapy. How the learners relate to teachers and factors that lead low academic performance were also check.