Browsing by Author "Masayi, Dellilah"

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    Relationship between Utilization of Assistive Hearing Devices and Academic Achievement of Learners with Hearing Impairment in Kenya
    (Journal of Scientific Research and Technology (JSRT), 2024-11) Masayi, Dellilah
    The purpose of this research was to examine the academic performance of students with hearing impairments in Kenya and to determine whether or not assistive hearing aids had any effect on their academic progress. Two elementary schools in Kenya were the settings of the research. A correlational study strategy was used. Because they were forced to fill out surveys, the two schools could assume that the students understood how to read and write. Data was gathered via the use of questionnaires and the examination of secondary sources. The correlations between variables were established by analyzing quantitative data using SPSS and inferential statistics. Participation in the research was positively associated with higher levels of academic success among students who used assistive hearing aids. The research also found that most students who have trouble hearing do not have access to assistive listening equipment and have low academic performance.
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    Status of Utilization of Hearing Aids (Ha) by Learners with Hearing Impairment in Kenya
    (Journal of Scientific Research and Technology, 2024-07) Masayi, Dellilah; Bunyasi, Beatrice
    This study intended to establish the status of utilization of HA among learners in primary schools for Deaf learners and to explore the problems encountered by these learners while utilizing hearing aids. The study was carried out in two primary schools in Kenya and adopted descriptive survey research design approach. Purposive sampling technique was used to select the two schools that the study was carried out in. A sample of learners with hearing impairment and a headteacher from each school were selected purposively. Stratified random sampling was then used to select the learners. Two stratus were established, one stratum had learners with Has while the other had learners who were not utilizing HA. Simple random sampling was then used to select the sample population from the two strata. Data was collected from students using questionnaires and reviewing documents while interviews were conducted on the head teachers. Quantitative data was analyzed using SPSS and inferential statistics were done to establish the relationships between variables while qualitative data from interviews was edited and arranged into themes.