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Download full textSteele, 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
Peer reviewedHendrick, Irving G.; MacMillan, Donald L. – Journal of Special Education, 1989
This paper describes efforts to establish ungraded classes for mildly retarded children in New York City from 1900-1920, focusing on struggles to find and train qualified teachers, correctly identify children to be served, and provide ample classroom space. The introduction of intelligence testing is also examined. (Author/JDD)
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational History, Elementary Secondary Education, Handicap Identification
MIDANIK, J. SYDNEY – 1960
A SPECIAL COMMITTEE REPORT TO THE BOARD OF EDUCATION, TORONTO, CANADA, REVIEWS THE PRESENT PROGRAM FOR SLOW LEARNERS (IQ 59 TO 90) AND RECOMMENDS A NEW TYPE OF EXPERIMENTAL HIGH SCHOOL. THE PROBLEM OF SLOW LEARNERS, THE USE AND MEANING OF INTELLIGENCE TESTS, AND THE DISTRIBUTION OF LEARNING CAPACITIES AMONG STUDENTS IN SCHOOL ARE DISCUSSED. THE…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Cognitive Ability, Educational Needs, Exceptional Child Education
Williams, Phillip; Gruber, Elisabeth – 1968
To differentiate between educationally subnormal students who do and who do not respond well to special school education, 161 children attending special classes in South Wales were studies. The first (the E-) group consisted of 47 children (mean IQ 55) found unsuitable for special school education. The second (the S-) group included 57 children…
Descriptors: Achievement, Child Development, Children, Environmental Influences
