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 | |
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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. |