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Peer reviewedGlassberg, Leslie Ann – Behavioral Disorders, 1994
A discriminant analysis of characteristics of students with behavioral disorders in three progressively more intensive placements indicated that age at time of diagnosis was the strongest discriminating variable contributing to placement outcomes. Younger, brighter students tended to be mainstreamed, and older students with more externalizing…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Behavior Disorders, Disability Identification, Intelligence
Peer reviewedHarris, Sandra L.; Handleman, Jan S. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2000
The predictive power of age and IQ at time of admission to an intensive behavioral treatment program for young children with autism were examined in a 4- to 6-year follow-up of educational placement. Results with 27 children showed that having a higher IQ at intake and being younger were both predictive of later placement in a regular education…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Autism, Exceptional Child Research, Followup Studies
Peer reviewedParmenter, Trevor R.; Einfeld, Stewart L.; Tonge, Bruce J.; Dempster, John A. – Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 1998
The level of behavior problems in 406 students (ages 4-19) with intellectual disability was compared in "segregated" and "integrated" settings in New South Wales (Australia). A significantly greater number of behavior problems occurred in segregated settings after controlling for age, sex, and range of intellectual disability.…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Behavior Problems, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedButler, Ruth; Marinov-Glassman, Deganit – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1994
Measures of perceived competence and perceived achievement were administered to 222 Israeli students with either learning disabilities or low achievement in grades 3, 5, and 7. Subjects were either in special schools, in special classes in regular schools, or in regular classes. Perceived competence was highest among younger children and the…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Competence, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries
Download full textSchneider, Barry H.; And Others – 1987
This study examined social and personal concomitants of exceptional academic capability, specifically self-concept, peer acceptance, and attitude toward school, in the context of integrated or self-contained classrooms. The sample consisted of 354 gifted Ontario students from Grades 5, 8, and 10 (150 in self-contained classrooms and 204 in…
Descriptors: Academic Aptitude, Age Differences, Children, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedHeiman, Tali; Margalit, Malka – Journal of Special Education, 1998
This study assessed 575 students with mild mental retardation in three educational settings. Their loneliness, depression, and social skills were assessed through student self-reports and peer perception of social status. Among findings were that preadolescent students in self-contained classes in regular schools exhibited more loneliness and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Age Differences, Comparative Analysis, Depression (Psychology)
