ASSESSING ACADEMIC HONESTY IN SCHOOLS FOR VISUALLY IMPAIRED STUDENTS

Academic honesty is very essential for any school for visually impaired students. This study aimed to assess academic honesty in special education schools for students who are visually impaired. This study was quantitative and descriptive. The sample of study included teachers of visually impaired students (N=100) from the special education schools for visually impaired students. Convenient sampling technique was used to collect data for this study. A self-developed structured questionnaire was used as tool for data collection. Validity of instrument was assured by the expert opinion (N=03) and reliability of the instrument was examined through Cronbach alpha .757. Statistical data were analyzed with IBM version 21. Frequencies and percentages of the responses along with Mann-Whitney test were performed to reach the conclusion. The findings of study revealed that majority of the respondents reported that teachers of visually impaired students work on improving academically honest behaviors of their students in classes. The study recommended particular trainings of motivation and academically honest behaviors for teaching and non-teaching staff in the schools for visually impaired students.