Low Vision And The Academic Performance Of Learners In Selected Primary Schools Of Kapsoit Zone, Kericho District In Kenya
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2010-05
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Kampala International University, bachelors degree in special needs education
Abstract
Children manifesting low vision have probably been misunderstood and
mistreated of all other categories of exceptional children in earlier civilization,
several national and international conferences advocating for education for all
people with disabilities have been formed such as EFA. Education for all, at the
Salamanca conference, despite all these efforts, it has not been effective and
these learners have been labeled as blind among other delaminating and
derogatory terms.
Due to his societal attitude the researcher decided to find how the low vision has
affected the academic performance of learners in the regulars' school of Kapsoit
zone, Kericho district and the strategic undertaken.
The researcher sampled 12 schools out of 22 in the division but four did not
return their questionnaires. The researcher observed that most of the teachers
had a negative attitude towards the visually imparted persons. This was
indicated by the fact that a large percentage of the schools did not have a
special class placement of the visually impaired learners and also a large
percentage of the learners with low vision performed poorly.
The study also showed lack of skilled manpower was a major problem and this
calls for the government to find ways of creating awareness to the teachers our
the importance of special needs education and train them in teaching special
subjects like Braille and sign language. The researcher would like to recommend
for sensitization of the teachers in regular schools so that they may have a
positive attitude towards the visually impaired learner.
The government should ensure that more teachers are trained in special needs
education. Such teachers should also be paid reasonably special duty allowances
to avoid them searching for greener pastures and leaving the primary school
visually impaired learners as a flock without a shepherd.
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A Research Report Submitted To The Institute Of Open And Distance Learning In Partial Fulfillment Of The Requirements For The Award Of Degree In Special Needs Education Of Kampala International University
Keywords
Low Vision, Academic Performance Of Learners, Kericho District In Kenya