FACTORS AFFECTING THE ACQUISITION OF ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOUR SKILLS

ABSTRACT

The study investigated Factors affecting the acquisition of adaptive behaviour skills among learners with intellectual disability in Oredo local government of Edo state. Specifically, the study aimed at investigating the curriculum used for learners with intellectual disabilities in these special schools, as well as exploring the teaching/leaning resources used for learners with intellectual, while also identifying teacher factors and teaching strategies for enhancing acquisition of adaptive behavior skills among learners with intellectual disabilities and the possible factors that affects the acquisition of necessary skills. To guide the study, four research questions were raised. The study population constituted of all teachers teaching learners with intellectual disabilities and study sample was drawn from two junior secondary schools in Oredo local government of Edo state- Ihogbe college and Charilove with total sample of 18 teachers. A survey design which entails the use of structured questionnaire in obtaining data on the subject matter was adopted in sampling the opinions of the respondents. A total of 18 copies of the questionnaire was sent out to the respondents, retrieved and used for analysis. The study employed descriptive mean, in analyzing the data.