Table 2. Average percentage of courses taken in a semester by students with mental retardation, overall and by parent-reported levels of cognitive functioning
Overall | High | Moderate | Low | |
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Academics | 49 | 55 | 46 | 40 |
Vocational education | 18 | 14 | 19 | 21 |
Other nonacademics | 33 | 31 | 34 | 39 |
NOTE: Percentages are population estimates based on weighted samples that range from approximately 70 to 550 across variables. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Special Education Research, National Longitudinal Transition Study-2 (NLTS2), Wave 1 student's school program survey, 2002. |