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Statistical Realities of Special-Class Distributions
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Smith, I. Leon – American Journal of Mental Deficiency, 1974
A canonical correlation model was applied to data on 36 primary level classes for educable mentally retarded students to determine whether classroom means and standard deviations on a criterion variable were predictable from classroom means and standard deviations on input measures. (Author/MC)
Descriptors: Correlation, Elementary School Students, Exceptional Child Research, Mental Retardation
The Relationship of Developmental Level with Science Performance: A Case for an Alternative to IQ Grouping of Mildly Retarded Children?
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Steele, Joe M. – 1974
Whether grouping children into special classes on the basis of IQ scores is educationally defensible was investigated using 492 educable mentally retarded (EMR) students, 12-15 years of age, during two field tests (1971-73). The curriculum used was the Me and My Environment biological sciences program. The following three test instruments were…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Exceptional Child Research, Intelligence Tests, Mental Retardation