This randomized controlled study investigated the efficacy of a Tier 1 intervention--schema-based instruction--designed to help students with and without mathematics difficulties (MD) develop proportional reasoning. Twenty seventh-grade teachers/classrooms were randomly assigned to a treatment condition (schema-based instruction) or control…

This article describes a follow-up analysis of findings from a randomized study that tested the efficacy of a blended version of Enhanced Anchored Instruction (EAI) designed to improve both the computation and problem-solving performances of middle school students with disabilities. The goals of the secondary analysis were to track overall error…

Using the Terman files, 26 subjects with scores above 180 IQ were compared with 26 randomly selected subjects from Terman's sample. Findings were generally that the extra IQ points made little difference and that extremely high IQ does not seem to indicate "genius" in the commonly understood sense. (Author/CL)

In response to a study (EC 172 390) of post-school employment factors in former special education students, the author cites findings of interest and examines research needs in the areas of postschool vocational services, employment during school, and the self-family-friend network. (CL)

Results of interviews with 301 youth indicated that over half the sample were employed; that most of the youths found jobs through the "self-family-friend network'" that part-time or summer work during high school were predictors of percentage of time employed since high school and current wages. (Author/CL)

The author comments on the study (EC 172 390) of post-school employment factors in a sample of special education students, noting issues not addressed, findings that should be handled with caution, and implications for transition programing. (CL)

Major differences between the recidivist and nonrecidivist patient groups were that, of those who were successful in staying in the mainstream, more returned to school, more had at least one biological parent in the home, fewer had had a significant family member hospitalized, and they had shorter hospitalizations prior to discharge. (Author)

The results indicated a high degree of postsecondary school achievement in academic accomplishments and job status and low incidence of awards for career development. (Author/SB)

Analysis of a study of 113 formerly labeled mildly handicapped students indicated that they were employed an average of 50% of the time and that they received little specific vocational training. There was a positive relationship between years of schooling completed and employment status, and a significant relationship between certain academic…

A 10-year followup of 49 deaf-blind children provided indirect comparisons of classifications of mental retardation, hearing loss, visual loss, and major communication mode. Results suggested problems with the methodology and indicated the need for new instruments to analyze current functioning as it relates to past evaluation data. (CL)

A two-year study assessing the stability of 1,184 elementary special education students found 71 percent stayed in special education with the same classification, 12 percent remained with a different classification, and 17 percent were no longer in special education. The original primary classification was the best predictor of reclassification…

After a 4-year interval, children who had been identified as behavior disordered but who had not received the help of any special education or psychiatric care, were reexamined to determine any spontaneous improvement or deterioration of behavior. (KW)

A followup study of 47 young adults who had been labeled LD (learning disabled) and 59 non-LD subjects revealed similar employment status, although LD subjects had a significantly lower mean job status; were less active in social affairs; and reported less satisfaction with their secondary school education. (CL)

Differences in life adjustment patterns were studied in two groups of high school graduates (one group of 20 educable mentally handicapped Ss and the other 20 students from a cooperative work training program). (PHR)