INFLUENCE OF SCHOOL BASED FACTORS ON THE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES IN JOS NORTH LGA, PLATEAU STATE

Abstract

The study examined some Influences of School Based Factors on the Academic Performance of
Children with Disabilities in Jos North LGA, Plateau State. Three research questions and two
hypotheses were adopted for the study. Survey research design approach was used while the
population of the study was 53 in three special education schools but 50 samples were randomly
selected and used for the study within the three selected special schools in Jos North LGA,
Plateau State, Nigeria. The study employed simple percentage approaches as method for data
collection. The following finding were obtained; the study revealed that reading problem is
frequently reported among with disabilities in Jos North, Plateau State, also, the study uncovered
that there are no adequate infrastructures, qualified teachers, as well as the problem of
overcrowded classrooms being the major factors affecting academic performance of children
with disabilities in Jos North. Hence the following recommendations were presented; that only
qualified teachers should be employed to teach in special education schools, government should
provides infrastructures to ease teaching and learning of children with disabilities in special
schools Jos North in order to improve their academic performance