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

Table 11.  Active participation in general education academic class activities by the whole class and by students with mental retardation, overall and by parent-reported levels of cognitive functioning


  Whole class Overall students with mental retardation High Moderate Low
Percentage who:          
Responded orally to questions          
Rarely or Never 0 33 34 28
Sometimes 29 46 42 50
Often 71 21 23 21
Presented to class or group          
Rarely or Never 33 64 65 62
Sometimes 51 28 22 38
Often 16 8 14 0
Worked with a peer or group          
Rarely or Never 5 19 20 15
Sometimes 50 42 40 53
Often 45 40 40 33
‡ Responses for items with fewer than 30 respondents are not reported.
NOTE: Percentages are population estimates based on weighted samples that range from approximately 40 to 140 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.