Y.O Osunde

The study was carried out to examine the study habits of students with hearing impairment and its effect on their academic performance. Five research questions were formulated to guide the study. Descriptive survey research design was adopted for this study. The study population consists of students with hearing impairment in a segregated school setting. A total number of 27 students with hearing impairment were used for the study. The instrument for the study was a questionnaire on study habit of students with hearing impairment and its effect on their academic performance. The instruments used for this study was validated by the project supervisor and two other lecturers in the course area and the data collected were analyzed using descriptive statistics. The analyzed data shows that there's a significant relationship between the academic performance of students with disabilities and the Family background, attitude of the students, availability of school personnel and lastly teaching strategies. Based on the findings, some recommendations were made which include: Provision for properly trained special teacher, proper placement of special teachers, offer guidance and counselling services to students with special needs, appropriate modification of curriculum and teaching strategies.