Table 17. Instructional activities outside the nonvocational special education classroom of students with mental retardation, overall and by parent-reported levels of cognitive functioning
Overall | High | Moderate | Low | |
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Percentage who participated in: | ||||
Field trips | ||||
Rarely or never | 29 | 38 | 27 | 19 |
Sometimes | 51 | 43 | 54 | 58 |
Often | 20 | 19 | 19 | 24 |
Community-based instructional experiences | ||||
Rarely or never | 39 | 46 | 39 | 23 |
Sometimes | 29 | 22 | 33 | 34 |
Often | 32 | 32 | 28 | 43 |
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. |