Problems Encountered by Teachers Teaching Mathematics to Learners with Specific Learning Difficulties in Shimba Hills Zone, Kubo Division, Kwale District Kenya

TABLE OF CONTENTS

DECLARA'fION ·············.························· .. ·································· ...................................... i

APPROVAL ...................................................................................... , ................................ ii

DEDICATION .................................................................................. : ............................... iii

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

TABLE OF CONTENTS ................................................................................................ V

LIST OF ACRONYMS ................................................................................................... vi

ABSTRACT ..................................................................................................................... vii

CHAP'fER ONE ............................................................................................................... 1

1.1. INTRQDUCTION ............................................................................................ 1

1.2. BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY .............................................................. 1

1.3. STATEMENT OF.THE STUDY ................................................................... 2

1.4. PURPOSE OF THE STUDY ......................................................................... 2

I°.5. OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY .................................................................. 2

1.6. RESEARCH QUESTIONS ............................................................................ 3

1.7. SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY .............................................................. 3

1.8. LIMITATIONS AND DELIMITATIONS ...................................................... 4

1.8.1. Lirnitations ...................................................................................................... 4

1.8.2. Delimitations .................................................................................................. 4

1.9. DEFINITIONS OF THE KEY CONCEPTS ............................................... 4

CJ-IAPTER TWO .............................................................................................................. 6

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

2.0. IN1'RODUCTION .............................................. · .............................................. 6

2.1. DEFINITION OF LEARNING DIFFICULTIES ........................................ 6

2.2. CAUSES OF SPECIFIC LEARNING DIFFICULTIES ........................... 8

2.3. OTHER CAUSES OF SPECIFIC LEARNING DIFFICULTIES ......... 10

2.4. CHARACTERISTICS OF CHILDREN WITH LEARNING

DIFFICULTIES .......................................................................................................... 11

2.5. IDENTIFICATION OF CHILDREN WITH LEARNING

DIFFICULTIES IN MATHEMATICS .................................................................... 12

2.6. INTERVENTION MEASURES FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIFIC

LEARNING DIFFICULTIES ................................................................................... 13

CHAPTER THREE ....................................................................................................... 18

METHODOLOGY .................................................................. ··············:···· ..................... 18

3.0. INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................... 18

3.1. RESEARCH APPROACH ............................................................................ 18

3.2. RESEARCH DESIGN .................................................................................. 18

3.3. TARGET POPULATION .............................................................................. 18

3.4. SAMPLE POPULATION .............................................................................. 19

3.5. SAMPLING PROCEDURE ......................................................................... 19

3.6. INSTRUMENTS ............................................................................................ 19

3.7. PROCEDURE OF THE STUDY ................................................................ 19

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CHAP'fER FOUR .......................................................................................................... 21

SUMMARY OF FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS. 21

4.1. INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................... 21

4.2. SUMMARY OF FINDINGS ......................................................................... 21

4.5. PROCEDURE OF ENROLMENT ............................................................. 22

4.4. IMPLEMENTERS ......................................................................................... 23

4.5. EFFECTS OF MATHEMATICS AND COMPULSORY UNIVERSAL

PRIMARY EDUCATION IN THE ENROLMENT .............................................. 23

4.6. CONCLUSIONS ............................................................................................ 24

4.7. RECOMMENDATIONS ............................................................................... 25

4.8. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FURTHER RESEARCH ....................... 27

CHAP'fER FIVE ............................................................................................................ 28

DISCUSSION, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ........................ 28

5.0. INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................... 28

5.1. DISCUSSION ................................................................................................ 28

5.2. CONCLUSIONS ............................................................................................ 34

5.3. RECOMMENDATION ................................................................................. 35

5.4. AREAS FOR FURTHER RESEARCH ..................................................... 36

REFERENCES .............................................................................................................. 37

APPENDICES ................................................................................................................ 38

APPENDIX A: QUESTIONNAIRE ...................................................................... 38