Provision of Classroom Environment for Students with Hearing Impairment: Case Study of a Special School in Karachi City

Abstract

This quantitative case study was conducted at a special school in Karachi city to find out the provision of classroom environment for students with hearing impairment. The data collected through a checklist was analyzed through descriptive statistics and One-Sample Test. The study concluded that the teachers consider the special needs of their students while organizing classroom environment for their students with hearing impairment. Most of them were using multi-sensory resources and learning equipment but there was a lack of provision of instructional area in classroom for different activities that is why majority of the teachers always teach whole class at a time and never provide group activities either in form of small groups or in pair of students. Although mostly the classes have rows of desk for students with hearing impairment but sometimes the teachers could manage to allow students to work alone.

Keywords: Classroom environment, students with hearing impairment, special school.

DOI: 10.7176/PPAR/9-5-04

Publication date:May 31^st 2019