Inclusive Education Practices and Classroom Learning: The Case of Selected Secondary Schools within the Bamenda III Municipality
Keywords:
Inclusive Education Practices, Classroom LearningAbstract
This study aimed at investigating inclusive education practices and classroom learning amongst students of selected secondary schools within the Bamenda III municipality. The study was guided by two specific objectives that is to find out the influence of teaching methods on classroom learning amongst students in some selected secondary schools in Bamenda III Municipality,to examine the influence of Teaching Material on classroom learning amongst students in some selected secondary schools in Bamenda III Municipality . Data was collected from nine secondary schools in Bamenda III Municipality. The study employed a concurrent mixed nested research design using three hundred (300) students from nine schools and Fifteen (15) teachers. Data collection was done using questionnaire for students and interview guide for teachers. Using the Yamane (1967) sampling, formula Krejcie and Morgan table, 300 (three hundred students) and 15 (fifteen) teachers were selected randomly from the nine schools. The questionnaires and interview guide were validated by experts and its reliability was tested using the Cronbach ALPHA coefficient. A linear regression analysis test was used to analyze the data at 0.5 level of significant. The findings showed that teaching methods have a significant influence on classroom learning with a coefficient of determination of 0.713, p=0.000; teaching materials have a significant influence on classroom learning with a coefficient of determination of 0.813, p=0.000. From these findings it was recommendation that teachers should adjust teaching methods to be multi-sensory with the use of tactile models, audio recordings, and other non-visual materials to engage multiple senses. They should equally ensure that learning materials such as textbooks, handouts, and other materials should be available in Braille, large print, or digital formats compatible with screen readers are accessible.
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