EVALUATION PRACTICES FOLLOWED FOR THE HEARING-IMPAIRED STUDENTS: FOCUS GROUP INTERVIEWS

The present study was conducted to reveal the teachers' perceptions regarding the evaluation used for the hearing-impaired students. Qualitative research method was used for the research. The data was collected by using focus group interview technique and was summarized. The study group consisted of eight teachers who were dealing with the hearing-impaired students. Majority of the interviewees were seemed to be unaware about the concept of formative evaluation and importance of it for the hearingimpaired students. While they rightly pointed out the limitations of the current evaluation system followed for the hearing-impaired students. All of them suggested required modification in the evaluation system to fulfil the special needs of the hearing-impaired students.