Determinants of academic performance of pupils with learning disabilities in Kyangwaali sub-county, Kikuube district.

Birungi, Rosemary

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dc.contributor.author	Birungi, Rosemary
dc.date.accessioned	2024-04-30T08:18:26Z
dc.date.available	2024-04-30T08:18:26Z
dc.date.issued	2023-10-14
dc.identifier.citation	Birungi, R. (2023) Determinants of academic performance of pupils with learning disabilities in Kyangwaali sub-county, Kikuube district, Nkumba University.	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	https://pub.nkumbauniversity.ac.ug/xmlui/handle/123456789/1112
dc.description	A Dissertation Submitted to the School of Education in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirement of Master’s Degree in Education of Nkumba University	en_US
dc.description.abstract	The study investigated the determinants of academic performance in pupil’s with learning disability in Kyangwaali sub-county, Kikuube district. The objectives of the study were to identify the influence of the personal determinant on academic performance of pupils with learning disabilities in Kyangwaali sub-county, Kikuube district; to establish the influence school determinant on the academic performance of pupils with learning disabilities in Kyangwaali sub county, Kikuube district; and to understand the relationship between the home environment and the academic performance of pupils with learning disabilities in Kyangwali sub-county, Kikuube district. A cross-sectional research design was used and data was collected using self administered questionnaires and organized interviews from 59 respondents. Data from the field was qualitatively and quantitatively triangulated using SPSS computer application and the thematic analysis approach. The results indicated that the personal determinant significantly affects the performance of pupils with learning disability due to the neurobiological changes that may happen in the brain. The findings further showed that school determinants significantly affects the academic performance of pupils with learning disabilities (r=.723) and the study further showed that environmental determinants are key in the academic performance of pupils with learning disabilities (r=.448). Based on these findings the study inferred there is interplay of several factors that led to academic performance of learners. The researcher recommended that diagnosis should be done by the professional to determine the personal determinants and recommend help, teachers should be trained on how to address and teach pupils with learning disabilities and stakeholders should focus on improving the facilities so that they are accommodative for pupils with learning disability.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	Nkumba University	en_US
dc.subject	Academic performance	en_US
dc.subject	Pupils with learning disabilities	en_US
dc.subject	Kyangwaali sub-county	en_US
dc.subject	Kikuube district	en_US
dc.title	Determinants of academic performance of pupils with learning disabilities in Kyangwaali sub-county, Kikuube district.	en_US
dc.type	Thesis	en_US