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Nagaland University researchers develop test of teachers’ inclusive education knowledge
Nagaland University researchers developed a test of teachers’ inclusive education knowledge for trainee and future teachers.
They tested an initial set of 60 questions on 42 M.Ed.
students at the university’s Kohima Campus, then removed 10 questions that did not work well.
The final test has 50 questions covering special needs, education policies, classroom practices, support networks and related concepts.
It assesses what students know and can do, while many existing tools focus instead on teachers’ attitudes or confidence.
The test’s reliability score rose from 0.641 to 0.727 after the researchers removed the weaker questions.
Teacher-training institutions could use it to find gaps in preparation and adjust their teaching.
The researchers say it could be adapted for local needs in Nagaland and elsewhere in the northeastern region.
Researchers at Nagaland University developed and tested a 50-item test to assess trainee and future teachers’ knowledge of inclusive education.
The test is designed to identify gaps in teacher preparation and help improve teaching for children with learning needs.
It covers five areas, including special needs, education policies, inclusive classroom practices and support networks.
Researchers reviewed 60 questions and tested them on 42 M.Ed. students at the university’s Kohima Campus.
After removing 10 questions, the test’s internal consistency score rose from 0.641 to 0.727.
- Who
- Nagaland University professor Gyanendra Nath Tiwari and research scholar Aseto Iralu Meyase.
- What
- They developed and tested a 50-item achievement test of teachers’ inclusive education knowledge.
- When
- The study was published on November 10, 2026.
- Where
- Nagaland University’s Kohima Campus, Nagaland.
- Why
- The test aims to identify gaps in teachers’ preparation and measure knowledge that existing tools often do not assess.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The researchers developed an initial set of 60 questions.
They used the questions with 42 M.Ed. students at Nagaland University’s Kohima Campus and assessed their performance.
The researchers removed 10 questions, leaving a 50-item test with an internal consistency score of 0.727.
The study was published in the International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science.
- Test length
- 50 items
- Initial question set
- 60 questions
- Participants
- 42 M.Ed. students
- Test location
- Nagaland University’s Kohima Campus
- Internal consistency
- Cronbach’s alpha rose from 0.641 to 0.727
- Publication
- International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science
What people are saying
We started with 60 questions. We reviewed them before using them on 42 M.Ed. students at our university’s Kohima Campus.
Based on our analysis, we removed 10 questions that did not work well. This left us with a 50-item test.