Self-Esteem and Academic Achievement: What are The Explanatory Variables among Girls with Hearing Impairment in Selected Secondary Schools for the Deaf in Kenya?
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Date
2019
Authors
Awori, Beatrice B
Karugu, Geoffrey K
Mugo, John
Orodho, John A
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Greener Journal of Educational Research
Abstract
This study sought to examine the explanatory variables on self-esteem and
academic achievement of girls with hearing impairments (HI) in selected Secondary
Schools for the Deaf in Kenya. The study was guided by Carl Roger’s personcentred or client-centred theory. The study used an ex-post facto research design.
Participants for the study were drawn from schools for girls with hearing
impairment in Central and Western provinces of Kenya constituting a sample of
fifty-three girls. Data were collected through questionnaires and interviews and
analysed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences programme. Rosenberg
self-esteem scale was used to measure self-esteem dimensions whereas school
academic scores were used to measure mean academic achievement. The study
revealed that there was a moderate and positive correlation between self-esteem
and academic achievement of girls with hearing impairments. The in-depth
interviews indicated that the low achievement of girls with hearing impairments
could be attributed to current curriculum which was not only less diverse but also
that the mode of examination was too conventional and did not take into account
the peculiar problems of learners with various disabilities The situation could be
improved through concerted efforts among various education stakeholders. Thus, it
was recommended that the Ministry of Education through the Kenya Institute of
Curriculum Development should devise a more diverse curriculum that could be
examined through various strategies such as observation and use of sign
language. It was further recommended that teachers should make deliberate use of
positive reinforcement techniques geared towards the promotion of the self-esteem
of girls with Hearing Impairment and encourage them to accelerate their quest to
academic performance
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Keywords
Academic Achievement, Deaf, Hearing impairment, Self-esteem, Kenya
Citation
Awori, B. B., Karugu, G. K., Mugo, J., & Orodho, J. A. (2019). Self-Esteem and Academic Achievement: What are the Explanatory Variables among Girls with Hearing Impairment in Selected Secondary Schools for the Deaf in Kenya. Greener Journal of Educational Research, 9(1), 16-26.