Effects of selected coping strategies on impediment oriented academic stress of the pupils with visual impairment in Oji-river school for the blind, Enugu state

Abstract

The study was carried out to determine the effects of selected coping strategies on the impediment oriented academic stress of the visually impaired pupils in Oji- River School for the Blind, Enugu State. The study is a quasi-Experimental design involving two treatment groups and one control group. Twenty visually impaired pupils from senior primary classes of the School for the blind were used as sample for the study. The data obtained were organized and analyzed by using Mean scores, Standard deviation and a 3x2 Analysis of Covariance. The research findings show that instructing the visually impaired pupils on Goal setting and Effective Time management reduced their academic impediment.