Learning Outcomes in Functional Academics of Children with Special Needs in Inclusive school and Special school

Abstract

The objective of this study was to find out the learning outcomes in functional 
academics of CWSN in inclusive schools and special schools at primary level. In this descriptive 
survey research, purposive sampling technique was used for selection of CWSNs i.e. visual 
impairment, hearing impairment and intellectual disabilities. Out of 78 CWSNs, 39 CWSNs were 
selected from Varanasi and Lucknow district of Uttar Pradesh however 39 were from Ajmer and 
Jaipur district of Rajasthan. The age group of samples was between 7 to 12 years. A tool on 
Learning Outcomes in functional Academics for CWSNs was developed and the items were 
presented under three domains- Languages, Mathematics and Environmental Studies. Reliability 
was established with the other developed tool in the area of special/inclusive education. The data 
was collected from 12 schools of Rajasthan and 14 schools of Uttar Pradesh. One-way ANOVA 
and t test were conducted. The findings of the research study are presented with tables and 
graph. The two important findings of this project are the difference in total mean scores of 
CWSNs studying in Special and Inclusive schools is found statistically non-significant and the 
difference in mean scores achieved by the three groups (VI/HI/ID) was not significant in 
language and environmental science; however, the difference in total score of HI and ID was 
significant.