ABSTRACT This descriptive study explored parental involvement in the education of their children who are blind at Asuogya D/A Junior High School in the Brong Ahafo region of Ghana. Thirty-five participants made up of fifteen parents and twenty teachers responded to the interview items and the questionnaire. The study employed convenient and purposive sampling techniques to sample the parents and teachers for the study. Data was analyzed using SPSS to obtain simple frequencies and p...
ABSTRACT Reading skills are vital to successful learning in all school subjects. Students with learning disabilities are known to have difficulties in reading. Studies have been carried out on the usage of conventional methods in improving the comprehension skills of students with learning disabilities, but not much has been done on the use of metacognitive and direct-instructional strategies. This study, therefore, investigated the differential effectiveness of metacognitive and direct-inst...
ABSTRACT Exposure to excessive noise level is capable of producing destruction of the hair cells due to vasoconstriction of the cochlea blood vessels and over stimulation of the hair cells as a response to the noise exposure, which in turn may reduce the nutrient and oxygen to the cells as well as, placing a great impingement on the occupational performances of the Industrial workers. The study examined the potential effect of excessive noise exposure on the auditory performance and health st...
ABSTRACT This study examined occupational exposure to noise and patterns of hearing loss among industrial workers in Ibadan, Nigeria. The study adopted an ex-post facto research design; sampling 100 participants comprising of industrial workers and sawmillers, who were assessed by means of Pure Tone Audiometry, the sound level of the factories were measured with sound level meter. Frequency count, percentage, mean, standard deviation and pearson product moment correlation were employed to ans...
ABSTRACT The study focused on finding out the provisions teachers make for pupils with special educational needs in three selected inclusive pilot basic schools at Pokuase in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana. The study employed the descriptive survey design. Purposive and simple random sampling techniques were used to select the sample size of 112 respondents. Descriptive statistical method was used to analyse questionnaire data for the study. Data from the semi-structured interviews were ...
ABSTRACT This study sought to investigate teachers‟ perception about the implementation of inclusive education in the Tamale Metropolis of Ghana. The study adopted a crosssectional survey design which involved a sample size of 253 teachers selected through census technique. Questionnaire was used to gather the required data which were analysed using descriptive statistical methods involving frequency, percentages, means, and standard deviations. Also, inferential statistics such as t-test...
ABSTRACT This study was conducted to examine how access and enrollment were ensured for children with intellectual disabilities with particular reference to children with mental retardation in Ghana. It was a descriptive survey where a cross-sectional research design was adopted. The problem of the study was that there was a general lack of access to education for children with intellectual disability resulting in minimal enrollment for these children in Ghana. Five research questions were r...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to understand the factors that militate against the Reading Comprehension Skills of Basic six (BS6) pupils of the State School for the Deaf at Adjei Kojo, Accra. A sample of 40, which included 19 teachers and 21 pupils who were selected using the simple random sampling and the purposive sampling techniques respectively, participated in the study. Questionnaires were used to collect data from the teachers, while actual intervention strategies in the form ...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to explore the influence of Parent-Teacher Association members towards the enhancement of the academic performance of students who record lower attainment in Badu in Tain District. The study employed both quantitative and qualitative research approaches where cross-sectional survey design was combined with phenomenology. Through purposive, stratified and simple random sampling techniques, 81 respondents (48 students, 18 parents, 12 class teachers and 3...
ABSTRACT This study is about inclusive education in two pilot schools in Manya Krobo District. The methodology utilized was qualitative. It mainly involved the use of interviews and observation as the method for data collection.In all 31 respondents were conveniently sampled for the study and were made up of 12 teachers and 19 pupils from four different categories of disabilities. Analysis of the data revealed that the teachers had no idea about inclusive education. The teache...
ABSTRACT This study investigated the knowledge and competencies of students with visual impairment in the University of Educagtion, Winneba about information and communication technology (ICT). The study adopted the case study research design, where 33 students with visual impairment were randomly sampled from a population of 88 students with visual impairment. Descriptive and inferential statistical methods were used to analyse the data. The results of the study indicated that the partic...
ABSTRACT This study investigated the challenges students with visual impairment at the University of Education, Winneba encounter while participating in academic and social activities. Sixty two students with visual impairment were purposively selected for the study. A case study research design was used for the study in which questionnaires and observations were the main instruments used in collecting data for the study. The quantitative data collected were fed into the Statistical Package...
ABSTRACT This research was designed to investigate the factors affecting efficacy of assessment centres in assessing children with special educational needs in Winneba, Hohoe and Accra centres. One of the major research questions that guided the study examined the material and logistics used in assessing children with special educational needs in the assessment centres. One hundred and twenty respondents sampled took part in the study. Structured questionnaires and interview guide were used t...
ABSTRACT The WAEC Chief Examiners’ Reports in Ghana have repeatedly lamented the weakness exhibited by most Chemistry students in IUPAC nomenclature of organic compounds in the West Africa Senior Secondary Certificate Examination. This study was a step to determine the knowledge level of some Chemistry students in IUPAC nomenclature of organic compounds. A cross-sectional survey was adopted to collect both quantitative and qualitative data. In all, 245 SHS4 Chemistry students selected from ...
ABSTRACT The study explored vocational training programmes and employment opportunities for students who are deaf at Bechem School for the Deaf in the Brong Ahafo Region of Ghana. Four research questions guided the study. A case study research design was adopted for the study. A sample size of 25 respondents comprising 12 instructors, 8 students and 5 graduates of the school were involved in the study. Purposive and snowball sampling techniques were used to select the sample size for the st...