Instructional Planning and Evaluation Techniques Used by Teachers for their Students with Special Needs

Abstract

This empirical study aimed to explore how teachers plan instructions for their students with special needs. Fifty teachers were selected through purposive sampling who were teaching students with hearing impairment, and students with visual impairment at class eighth, ninth and tenth level in special schools of Karachi city. The data collected through a checklist was analyzed through descriptive statistics and One-way Analysis Of Variance (ANOVA). The findings of the study reveals that majority of the teachers always assess students with special needs, include activities in curriculum, plan curriculum according to special needs of students, complete their syllabus in time and carefully plan students' assignments. Majority of the teachers use teacher-made test for evaluating their students with special needs.

Key words: Instructional Planning, Evaluation Techniques, Students with Special Needs