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Secondary School Experiences and Academic Performance of Students With Mental Retardation
NCSER 2009-3020
July 2009

Table 18.  Participation in nonvocational special education classes of students with mental retardation, overall and by parent-reported levels of cognitive functioning


  Overall High Moderate Low
Percentage who:
Responded orally to questions
Rarely or never 13 8 5 42
Sometimes 41 43 40 36
Often 47 49 55 22
Participated in class discussion
Rarely or never 16 11 11 40
Sometimes 39 41 40 32
Often 45 48 50 28
Worked with a peer or group        
Rarely or never 12 13 9 21
Sometimes 63 65 64 58
Often 25 22 27 22
Presented to class or group
Rarely or never 59 57 56 76
Sometimes 32 29 36 20
Often 9 14 8 4
NOTE: Percentages are population estimates based on weighted samples that range from approximately 70 to 200 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.