Comparative Analysis of Self-Efficacy of Students with Congenital and Acquired Visual Impairment

Abstract

The research was conducted to examine the comparison between self-efficacy of congenital and acquired visual impairment. The research questions of my study are 1. Was there any difference in self-efficacy levels between 2 groups of the students with congenital and acquired visual impairment? 2. Was there any difference among academic self-efficacy of SVI from grades 6th to 8th on the basis of education sector? 3. Was there any difference in the social self-efficacy of SVI from grades 6th to 8th on the basis of socio-economic status? A sample of 120 visually impaired students (N=120) aged 10-19 (75 males, 62.5%; 45 females, 37.5%) of different government and private sector institutes of Lahore was taken. A self-administered questionnaire was developed to measure the study variable named self-efficacy. The independent sample t-test and ANOVA showed the significant difference between self-efficacy of congenital and acquired visual impairment.The conclusion of this research was there was a significant difference between the self-efficacy of congenital and acquired visual impairment. This research is beneficial for the discipline of special education, educational authorities, instructors/teachers of special students, researchers and professionals, etc.