ABSTRACT
This work is about The Learning Problems of The Deaf (Handicapped) Children in the Kwara State School for the Handicapped, Ilorin. A questionnaire titled Counselling Needs of Deaf Questionnaire was administered to fifteen deaf students of the institution and another ten students who are (non-deaf) normal students, four hypothesis were drawn and the t-test method was used to analyse the data. It was discovered that deaf problems that are not discovered at early stages, have greater control and management problems than those that were defected early and were promptly acted upon. it was therefore, recommended among other things that Government should as a matter of urgency make special education to become part of its important educational programmes.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
TITLE PAGE i
CERTIFICATION ii
DEDICATION iii
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS iv
ABSTRACT v
TABLE OF CONTENTS vi
LIST OF TABLES ix
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION
Background of the Study 1
Statement of the problems 4
Purpose of the Study 5
General Questions 6
Research Questions 6
Research Hypothesis 7
Significance of the study 8
Delimitation of the study 9
Operational definitions of terms 10
CHAPTER TWO: REVIEW OF THE RELATED
LITERATURE
Introduction 11
Definition of hearing impairment (Deaf) 11
Signs and types of Hearing impairment 13
Types of Impairment 14
Causes of deafness 17
Problems Associated with deafness 19
Prevention of Hearing Impairment 22
Management of hearing impairment 23
Appraisal of the Literature reviewed 27
CHAPTER THREE: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
Research Design 29
Population of the Study 29
Sample and Sampling techniques 30
Instrument of the Study 31
Validation of the Instrument 32
Reliability of the Instrument 33
Procedure for Data Collection 34
Method of Data Analysis 34
CHAPTER FOUR: RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
Presentation of Results 35
Hypotheses Testing 35
Discussion of the Results 39
CHAPTER FIVE: SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND
RECOMMENDATIONS
Summary 44
Conclusion 45
Implication of the study 46
Recommendations 47
Limitations of the Study 48
Suggestions for further Studies 49
References 50
Appendix 52
LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: Analysis of the relationship between the
learning problems of male and female deaf
students 36
Table 2: Analysis of the difference in the learning
capabilities of deaf students who come from
literate homes and those from illiterate
homes 37
Table 3: Showing the analysis of the differences of
the difference in the learning problems of deaf
students at the tender age and those at the
adult age 38
Table 4: Analysis of the learning problems of Christian
deaf students and Muslim deaf students 39
