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.