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Peer reviewedGozali, Joav – Mental Retardation, 1972
Descriptors: Adults, Exceptional Child Research, Mental Retardation, Mild Mental Retardation
CARTER, LAMORE J.; AND OTHERS – 1960
THE RELATIVE EFFECTIVENESS OF THREE AUDIOVISUAL TECHNIQUES WAS STUDIED WITH MENTALLY RETARDED PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS. THE TECHNIQUES ESPECIALLY DESIGNED TO OVERCOME THE TRAITS OF MENTAL RETARDATES, CONSISTED OF (1) CONVENTIONAL FILM NARRATED BY A TEACHER, (2) UNNARRATED FILM WITH RESPONSES FROM CHILDREN ON THE SOUND TRACK, AND (3) SILENT FILM…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Instruction, Comparative Analysis, Films, Mild Mental Retardation
Peer reviewedWalker, Valaida Smith – Exceptional Children, 1974
Twenty-nine 10-year-old educable mentally retarded Ss in a resource room program were matched on age, intelligence and reading level (preprimer) with 41 special class controls to determine the efficacy of the resource room as an alternative to special classes. (MC)
Descriptors: Children, Exceptional Child Research, Mainstreaming, Mental Retardation
Download full textMarion County Board of Public Instruction, Ocala, FL. – 1973
Described and evaluated is a Marion County, Florida, program which applied the team teaching method to instruction of 45 educable mentally retarded 10- to 14-year-old students. It is stressed that the philosophy of the middle schools and of team teaching is to provide a means of meeting individual needs of students. Described are the program's…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Change, Children, Exceptional Child Education
Frith, Greg – 1974
Selected student variables that are indicators of a successful secondary program for the educable mentally retarded were compared and evaluated on the basis of descriptive data for 4,425 students in the 233 classes in Alabama and interviews with 30 former students. Results from a questionnaire sent to high schools revealed data such as the…
Descriptors: Employment, Exceptional Child Research, Interviews, Mental Retardation
Peer reviewedPeck, Charles A.; And Others – Adolescence, 1982
Evaluated a program for strengthening promptness and initiative behaviors with three educable, mentally retarded adolescents. The program consisted of: instructions on responses desired and their importance; self-evaluation procedure; and consequences of successful performance with social praise from the classroom teacher. Results supported the…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Modification, Job Skills, Mild Mental Retardation
Dearborn Public Schools, MI. – 1970
Compared is the post high school adjustment of graduates of two types of special education programs for the educable mentally handicapped: a self-contained, vocationally oriented program separate from general education (School A) and a program integrated into the general high school, where job experience is concurrent with general education and…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Educational Methods, Exceptional Child Research, Followup Studies
Clifford, Miriam; McKinney, James D. – 1974
Evaluated in a 3-year project were the effects of three different classroom settings (a graded open classroom with a resource teacher, a multigrade open classroom emphasizing individualized instruction, and two self-contained special education classrooms) on achievement, self-concept, and classroom behavior of 30-38 educable mentally retarded…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Classes (Groups of Students), Communications, Delivery Systems
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
