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Peer reviewedForness, Steven R.; Kavale, Kenneth A. – American Educational Research Journal, 1985
This study examined classroom behavior of 393 pupils in 26 educable mentally retarded classrooms in regard to differential effects of having approximately 12, 15, and 19 pupils per classroom. Several effects were found in attention and communication, but relatively few were found in disruptive behavior. (Author/BS)
Descriptors: Attention, Behavior Problems, Class Size, Classroom Observation Techniques
Peer reviewedForness, Steven R.; And Others – Journal of Special Education, 1981
While total ontask behavior distinguished institutionalized children from children in community schools and special classes, it did not differentiate retarded children in community based classrooms from one another. (Author/SB)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Elementary Secondary Education, Institutionalized Persons, Mental Retardation
