DEVELOPMENT OF GRADE LEVEL ASSESSMENT TOOL IN SOCIAL SCIENCE (GLAT-SS) FOR GRADE VII &VIII BASED ON KARNATAKA STATE EDUCATION BOARD FOR TYPICALLY DEVELOPING CHILDREN AND CHILDREN WITH HEARING IMPAIRMENT

The aim of the present study was to develop the Grade Level Assessment Tool in Social Science (GLAT-SS) for the Karnataka State Education Board's grades VII and VIII employing a survey design. The study's target population consisted of 29 schools spread across five districts in Karnataka. Purposive sampling technique was employed to select participants for the study.In the study, a total 866 typically developing children from five districts (Mysore, Chamarajnagar, Mandya, Bengaluru & Kalaburagi) of Karnataka State participated. For the pilot study, 100 typically developing children participated and 766 typically developing children studying in Grade VII & VIII from five districts of Karnataka State participated in the final data collection, among them 263 students (154 English and 109 Kannada) were from Mysuru district; 82 students (English medium) were from Chamrajnagara district; 12 students (English medium) from Mandya district; and 32 students (25 English and 07 Kannada) were from Bengaluru district participated. The final analysis and interpretations of results reveal that There is significant difference found in performance of Grade Level Assessment Test (GLAT-SS) in Social Science between Typically Developing students and students with Hearing Impairment grade VII & VIII students studying in English Medium as well as Kannada Medium.