Effects Of Communication Difficul Ties On Academic Performance Of Girls With Hearing Impairment: A Case Study Of Kakamega District

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Introduction ................................................................................................... 1

1.1 Background to the study ........................................................................... 1

1.2 Statement of the Problem .......................................................................... 1

1.3 Objectives of the Study ............................................................................. 2

1.3.1 General Objective ............................................................................................. 2

1.4 Research Questions ........................................................................................ 2

1. 5 Scope of the Study ....•....•...••.....••......•...........••...............................•.......... 2

1.6 Significance of the Study ........................................................................... 2

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Literature Review ....................................................•..................................•... 4

2.2 Ways in which communication difficulties can be improved .......................... 4

2.3 Effects of Communication difficulties on School Performance ....................... 5

2.4 Roles of a School in Keeping Communication difficulties .............................. 7

2.5 Relationship between Communication difficulties and School Performance .... 9

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Research Methodology .................................................................................. 10

3.1 Introduction ·················································il••················•1111•t!·················· 10

3 .1 Research Design ..................................................................................... 1 o

3.2 Area and Population of the Study ............................................................. 10

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3.3 Sample Framework ········••aa••······••e••··••a••···••a•••aoo•a•••a••····························· 10

3.3.1 Sample size ···················••o•a••·••a••···••a••·····••11••········••=•=0••••a•D••••a•••a••······· 10

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3.3.3 Sample Procedures ..................................... a•a•••a••········••«••···················· 11

3.4 Methods ··••11••·················•a••····································································· 11

3. 4.1 Instruments ......................................................................................... 11

3.4.2 Sources of Data ...........................•....................................................... 12

3.5 Data Processing ...................................................................................... 12

3. 7 Data Analysis .....••.•....•••..•....••...•...•..••...•..••........•••..•...•..........•..........•..... 12

3.8 Ethical Procedure ••a••···········································••&••··················••&••·'·••a•• 13

3. 9 Limitations to the Study .......................................................................... 13

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Data Presentation, analysis and Discussion of the Findings .............................. 14

4.0 Introduction ........................................................................................... 14

4.1 Socio-Demographic Background of the Respondents ................................. 14

4.1.1 Sex of the Responden'ts ..... 11•11••••=• .. ••1111••·····••=••···••11••································· 14

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4.1.3 Marital Status .............. lllll······································································ 15

4.1.3 Education Background .......................................................................... 15

4.1.4 Occupation of the respondent ............................................... a••••a••·••a••a• 16

4.2 Ways to Improve School Communication difficulties .................................. 16

4.3 Roles of school in protecting communication difficulties ............................. 17

4.4 Effects of Communication difficulties on School Performance ..................... 18

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Summary, Conclusions and Recommendations 19

5.1 Introduction ......................................................... 11••································ 19

5.2. Discussions ...•............................ 11••••11••·········································· ........... 19

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5.4 Recommendations ······••D•••a••··••aa••······••11••·••1••···••1••·········••1••···················· 20

5.4 Area for Further Research ..................... a••····••==•=••···········••11••···••1••••11•••11•••11••· 21

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APPENDICES .......... 1••···················································································· 24

APPENDIX A: WORK PLA.N .. 1••·············································· ............................ 24

APPENDIX B: PROPOSED BUDGET ................. 11••············································· 25

APPENDIX C: QUEsi-IONNAIRE ...•••...•.•..••..•...••.....••.....•••......•.•.•..........•.•••.•.. 26