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Phoenix Union High School District #210: Learning Disabled/Emotionally Handicapped Program. 1980/81 Program Evaluation, Report No. 33:10:80/81:031.
Norris, Carol A.; And Others – 1981
The Learning Disabled/Emotionally Handicapped (LD/EH) Program in the Phoenix Union High School District served 2,413 students during 1980-81 with either a resource or self contained program. The ethnic distribution of LD students was consistent with the overall District ratio. In the EH program, however, there were more Anglo and Native Americans…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Emotional Disturbances, Ethnic Groups, High Schools
A Comparison of Self-Contained and Resource Room Programs by Per Capita Expenditures, Student Achievement, and District Size in South Carolina.
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
A Formative Comparison of Two Formats (Self-Contained Class versus Enrichment Pull-out) for the Delivery of Gifted/Talented Instruction in the Evansville-Vanderburgh School Corporation.
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Gilman, David Alan; Sousa-Roy, Pramila – 1989
In order to evaluate the most effective delivery format for providing gifted/talented education, 247 elementary students in gifted programs in Evansville, Indiana, were divided into experimental students, who received instruction in self-contained classrooms of fellow gifted students, and control students, who received instruction in a pull-out…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Delivery Systems, Elementary Education, Enrichment Activities
Count Me In: Academic Achievement and Social Outcomes of Mainstreaming Students with Mild Academic Handicaps. Report No. 329.
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Madden, Nancy A.; Slavin, Robert E. – 1982
The paper reviews research on the effects of placement in full-time special education classes, part-time regular classes with resource support, and full-time regular classes on mildly handicapped students. Also examined are programs designed to improve achievement, social-emotional adjustment, and social acceptance of the academically handicapped…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary Secondary Education, Emotional Adjustment, Exceptional Child Research
Self-Recording To Increase Academic Performance and Production in Primary-Aged Mildly Mentally Handicapped Students.
Edenfield, Marilyn S.; Freeman, Robert N. – 1989
The replication study examined the effectiveness of a self-recording procedure to increase the levels of academic performance and production in 18 primary-aged mildly mentally handicapped children enrolled in either a self-contained or a resource class. Subjects were instructed in a self-recording procedure to track the number of worksheets…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavior Modification, Mild Mental Retardation, Outcomes of Treatment
Characteristics of Elementary Students Entering Gifted Programs: The Learning Outcomes Project at the University of Virginia.
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Cornell, 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
Predictors of Self-Esteem: The Roles of Parent-Child Perceptions, Achievement, and Class Placement.
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Morvitz, Edward; Motta, Robert W. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1992
This study of students in grades 3-6 found that, for learning-disabled students in self-contained placements, subjects' perception of maternal and paternal acceptance plus subjects' academic achievement accounted for 58 percent of variance in subjects' self-esteem. These variables were not significantly correlated with the self-esteem of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Compensatory Education, Elementary Education, Learning Disabilities