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DeWitt, Dorinda D.; Wieters, Wade C. – 1978
The study compared two special education models, resource and self-contained, to investigate the effects of delivery systems on academic achievement of 170 educable mentally handicapped (EMH) students (8 to 12 years old) and to determine which of the two models is more cost effective. There was a significant effect of educational setting on the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cost Effectiveness, Educational Methods, Elementary Education
Peer reviewedCornell, Dewey G.; And Others – Journal for the Education of the Gifted, 1992
First-year data from a longitudinal investigation of over 1,100 children receiving different types of gifted services or regular instruction indicated significant differences in achievement levels, self-concepts, and teacher ratings of students selected for different services, with achievement fostered by special school and class options and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academically Gifted, Delivery Systems, Educational Methods
