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Peer reviewedSchneider, Barry H.; Leroux, Janice – Behavioral Disorders, 1994
This review of studies comparing children with behavioral disorders in different educational settings found that pupils in self-contained programs displayed greater improvement in academic achievement than did similar pupils in regular classes. However, the reverse pattern applied to changes in self-concept. Follow-up data indicated enormous…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavior Disorders, Educational Environment, Mainstreaming
Peer reviewedMyers, James K. – Mental Retardation, 1976
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Definitions, Exceptional Child Research, Mainstreaming
Download full textMyers, James K. – 1976
The effectiveness of the special school, special class, and regular class in the education of low IQ (49 to 70) and high IQ (71 to 85) educable mentally retarded pupils (n=120) (all between the ages of 7 and 12 years) was investigated. Effectiveness was determined by academic achievement, self concept, and social adjustment within school settings…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary Education, Exceptional Child Research, Intelligence Differences
Sargent, Laurence R. – 1992
The Neighborhood Schools Project in Iowa was designed to evaluate a new special education service delivery system emphasizing prereferral intervention, collaboration, problem solving assessment, and frequent performance monitoring. Approximately 130 students with Individualized Educational Plans at 12 schools and an equal number at comparison site…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Administrator Attitudes, Change Strategies, Curriculum Based Assessment
