RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SELECTED HOME ENVIRONMENT AND ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT MOTIVATION AMONG PUPILS WITH HEARING IMPAIRMENT

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between selected home environment factors and academic achievement motivation for girls with hearing impairment The objectives of the study was to establish whether there is a relationship between selected home environment factors and academic achievement motivation among pupils with hearing impairment. A study done by( Mitchell,1992) revealed that learners who were motivated to learn performed well in academic tasks compared to learners who were not motivated to engage in learning were unlikely to perform well in class work, The hypothesis “There was no relationship between home environment factors and academic achievement motivation” was analyzed using Pearson’s product moment correlation analysis. One of the findings indicated that the correlations between family size and academic achievement motivation were not significant (r=_0.081).The findings implied that a favorable home environment might not motivate learners with hearing impairment to work hard in school. That could be attributed to the fact that learners with hearing impairment whether from a small or large family had little contact with their family members because they were in residential schools. This study recommends that parents ,teachers and educationists of learners with hearing impairment should ensure that the learners are motivated to achieve success .They should try to create a favorable home and school environments to motivate the learners by creating a motivating learning environment and change their perception towards pupils with hearing impairment