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Table 7. Academic courses taken in a general education setting by students with mental retardation, overall and by parent-reported levels of cognitive functioning
| Overall | High | Moderate | Low | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage who took general education: | ||||
| Language arts | 16 | 28 | 13 | 2 |
| Mathematics | 15 | 27 | 12 | 0 |
| Science | 30 | 45 | 27 | 3 |
| Social studies | 29 | 41 | 27 | 5 |
| Foreign language | 44 | ‡ | ‡ | ‡ |
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‡ Responses for items with fewer than 30 respondents are not reported. NOTE: Percentages are of those students with mental retardation who took that type of course in any setting (see table 3). Percentages are population estimates based on weighted samples that range from approximately 40 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 general education teacher survey, 2002. | ||||