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IMPACT OF BRAILLE READING PROFICIENCY ON THE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF STUDENTS WITH VISUAL IMPAIRMENT AT THE SECONDARY LEVEL

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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gesr.2023(VIII-IV).01      10.31703/gesr.2023(VIII-IV).01      Published : Dec 2023

Impact of Braille Reading Proficiency on the Academic Achievement of Students with Visual Impairment at the Secondary Level

Abstract

    The defect or damage to vision denotes the visual impairment. The sight loss brings higher challenges to be faced by students with visual impairment, especially in the field of education. Visual impairment highly reduces the reading capability of the students. The reading competence of blind students from the print material is almost vanished. The Braille device is used to provide embossed content for reading to blind students which helps to improve their learning. The present study aimed to investigate the impact of reading proficiency on the academic achievement of students with visual impairment at the secondary level. All the students with visual impairment were the population of the study. A sample of 40 students with visual impairment (Grade IX=20, Grade X=20) was selected to collect the data for the study. A simple random sampling technique was applied to select the study sample from Govt. Special Education Schools of district Faisalabad.

    Braille, Braille Reading Ability, Academic Achievement, Students with Visual Impairment

    (1) Khaliq Hussain
    Assistant Professor, Department of Education, Riphah International University, Faisalabad Campus, Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Farhana Akmal
    Lecture, Department of Education, Superior University, City Campus Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (3) Maqsood Ahmad
    Ph.D Scholar, Department of Education, Superior University, City Campus Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
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APA

    APA : Hussain, K., Akmal, F., & Ahmad, M. (2023). Impact of Braille Reading Proficiency on the Academic Achievement of Students with Visual Impairment at the Secondary Level. Global Educational Studies Review, VIII(IV), 1-8. https://doi.org/10.31703/gesr.2023(VIII-IV).01

CHICAGO

    CHICAGO : Hussain, Khaliq, Farhana Akmal, and Maqsood Ahmad. 2023. "Impact of Braille Reading Proficiency on the Academic Achievement of Students with Visual Impairment at the Secondary Level." Global Educational Studies Review, VIII (IV): 1-8 doi: 10.31703/gesr.2023(VIII-IV).01

HARVARD

    HARVARD : HUSSAIN, K., AKMAL, F. & AHMAD, M. 2023. Impact of Braille Reading Proficiency on the Academic Achievement of Students with Visual Impairment at the Secondary Level. Global Educational Studies Review, VIII, 1-8.

MHRA

    MHRA : Hussain, Khaliq, Farhana Akmal, and Maqsood Ahmad. 2023. "Impact of Braille Reading Proficiency on the Academic Achievement of Students with Visual Impairment at the Secondary Level." Global Educational Studies Review, VIII: 1-8

MLA

    MLA : Hussain, Khaliq, Farhana Akmal, and Maqsood Ahmad. "Impact of Braille Reading Proficiency on the Academic Achievement of Students with Visual Impairment at the Secondary Level." Global Educational Studies Review, VIII.IV (2023): 1-8 Print.

OXFORD

    OXFORD : Hussain, Khaliq, Akmal, Farhana, and Ahmad, Maqsood (2023), "Impact of Braille Reading Proficiency on the Academic Achievement of Students with Visual Impairment at the Secondary Level", Global Educational Studies Review, VIII (IV), 1-8

TURABIAN

    TURABIAN : Hussain, Khaliq, Farhana Akmal, and Maqsood Ahmad. "Impact of Braille Reading Proficiency on the Academic Achievement of Students with Visual Impairment at the Secondary Level." Global Educational Studies Review VIII, no. IV (2023): 1-8. https://doi.org/10.31703/gesr.2023(VIII-IV).01