dc.contributor.author |
Avornyo, A. |
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dc.date.accessioned |
2024-06-19T12:08:25Z |
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dc.date.available |
2024-06-19T12:08:25Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2017 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://41.74.91.244:8080/handle/123456789/3534 |
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dc.description |
A thesis in the Department of SPECIAL EDUCATION, faculty of EDUCATIONAL
STUDIES, submitted to the school of Graduate Studies, university of education,
Winneba, in partial fulfilment of the requirement for award of Master of
Philosophy (Special Education) degree.
MAY, 2017 |
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dc.description.abstract |
The purpose of the study was to find out the extent to which students with visual
impairments participate in physical education activities in Wenchi Methodist Senior High
School in the Brong Ahafo region of Ghana. Data were gathered from 60 students with
visual impairments and 2 physical education tutors. One-on-one interview and a closeended
questionnaire were used for the data collection. Data from the questionnaire were
presented on Statistical Package for Social Sciences version 21.0 (IBM SPSS 21.0), and
descriptive statistical method was used to calculate the frequency and percentages for each
item-by-item analysis. The hypotheses were analyzed using the independent samples t-test.
The study revealed that, students with visual impairments participated in physical
education activities such as, gymnastics, ball games, athletics and physical fitness
activities. Again, instruction, instructional materials and rules were adapted to suit students
during physical education activities. The study further revealed that, students faced some
challenges, including poor motor skills, lack of confidence, adapted materials and adapted
physical environment. Again, teachers used strategies such as verbal description of words,
demonstrations and peer tutoring to include students in physical education activities.
Finally, human and material resources were available for students’ participation. The
researcher recommends that students with visual impairments should be encouraged
participate in intensive physical education activities, with adaptations made to the
environment, and more opportunities provided to reduce challenges among students,
where one-on-one teaching and group teaching are used as a strategies to include students
and more resources provided for including students in physical education activities in the
school. |
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dc.language.iso |
en |
en_US |
dc.publisher |
University of Education, Winneba |
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dc.subject |
visual impairments |
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dc.subject |
physical education |
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dc.subject |
Wenchi Methodist Senior High School |
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dc.subject |
Wenchi |
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dc.subject |
Ghana |
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dc.title |
Participation of students with visual impairments in physical education activities in Wenchi Methodist Senior High School, Ghana |
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dc.type |
Thesis |
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