AN ANALYSIS OF DEAF PUPILS EXAMINATION RESULTS IN ORDINARY SCHOOLS IN1996

This article reports the findings of a questionnaire investigation int o some of the educational outcomes of Year-11 deaf pupils in ordinary schools in England in 1996 and builds on an earlier investigation into the 1995 outcomes. The survey was able to significantly increase the return rate from the earlier study. Some of the earlier findings are r eplicated - in particular, that all the background factors investigate d account for only 20% of the variance on GCSE examination results. Ho wever, rule new factors emerge as influencing variables: the age at on set of deafness and the hearing status of the parents. Degree of heari ng loss is not one of the most important factors. The discussion consi ders how different codings of examination success can effect the resul ts obtained from statistical analysis.