TEACHERS' LEVEL OF PREPAREDNESS AND ATTITUDE TOWARDS INCLUSIVE CLASSROOM IN LAGOS MAINLAND, LAGOS STATE

Abstract

The study examined teachers' qualification/preparedness towards assessment of  learners with special needs. Descriptive survey research design was successfully  adopted. Sample size includes 150 teachers randomly selected from seven schools in  Lagos Mainland Local Government Area, Lagos State was employed using simple  random sampling technique. Descriptive statistics (frequency tables, percentages,  mean and standard deviation) was used for the research questions while inferential  statistics (Analysis of Variance) was used for testing the hypotheses. Finding  revealed that there is no significant effect of teachers' attitude to level of  preparedness towards assessment of learners with special needs (p=0.000; p<0.05).  The study concluded that teachers in selected schools have sufficient training to meet  the needs of learners with special needs within their inclusive classrooms. It was  recommended that every teacher irrespective of their area of specialization should  train to meet the needs of learners with special needs in inclusive classrooms.