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Lym, C. LaVor; Rick, Pamela J. – 1980
A study of the effects of a resource room enrichment program was field tested on academically gifted fourth, fifth, and sixth grade students in 65 elementary schools. The Ss were pre- and posttested on the Cognitive Abilities Test. A norm referenced research design was used to control for normal development. Findings indicated that participation…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Enrichment Activities, Exceptional Child Research, Gifted

Sindelar, Paul T.; Deno, Stanley L. – Journal of Special Education, 1978
Reviewed are the results of 17 studies of resource programs and their effects on the academic achievement and personal-social development of exceptional children. (Author/JYC)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary Secondary Education, Exceptional Child Research, Handicapped Children
Ito, H. Richard – Academic Therapy, 1981
The increased learning rates made by 62 learning disabled elementary students during part time placement in resource rooms were not maintained at the same level after a year of full time attendance in regular classrooms. (CL)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary Education, Exceptional Child Research, Followup Studies

Miller, Ted L.; Sabatino, David A. – Exceptional Children, 1978
The effect of two special education resource models (teacher consultant model and resource room model) on student achievement and on teacher and student behavior was contrasted, using 480 learning disabled and educable mentally handicapped children (mean age of eight years and four months). (BD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary Education, Exceptional Child Research, Learning Disabilities
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
Linn, Marcia; And Others – 1978
Ideal mainstreaming conditions were compared to ideal resource conditons for science and art instruction of 21 deaf students (10-13 years old). Results of nonverbal interviews, teacher observation and opinion surveys of nonhandicapped children indicated that gains in science knowledge were not significantly different for the resource and…
Descriptors: Art Activities, Deafness, Elementary Education, Exceptional Child Research
Dade County Public Schools, Miami, FL. Dept. of Planning and Evaluation. – 1975
The report documents a 1974-1975 evaluation of Dade County, Florida's resource class program and the Early Childhood Preventive Curriculum (ECPC/LD) for learning disabled (LD) students. Data are said to have been obtained from regular class teachers, LD resource teachers, parents of LD students, student records, and scores from the Wide Range…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Early Childhood Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Exceptional Child Research
Rhodes, H. C. – 1977
Described are findings from a review of the organization, administration, and effectiveness of special education services in Alberta, Canada (1975-1976). The first part provides an analysis of the relationship of variables (such as district size, per pupil expenditure, and ratio of students to special education staff) to the distribution of level…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Exceptional Child Research, Foreign Countries, Handicapped Children