CURRENT PLIGHT OF BORDERLINE STUDENTS - WHERE DO THEY BELONG

Citation
Dl. Macmillan et al., CURRENT PLIGHT OF BORDERLINE STUDENTS - WHERE DO THEY BELONG, Education and training in mental retardation and developmental disabilities, 33(2), 1998, pp. 83-94
Citations number
34
Categorie Soggetti
Rehabilitation,"Education, Special
Journal title
Education and training in mental retardation and developmental disabilities
ISSN journal
10793917 → ACNP
Volume
33
Issue
2
Year of publication
1998
Pages
83 - 94
Database
ISI
SICI code
1079-3917(1998)33:2<83:CPOBS->2.0.ZU;2-G
Abstract
An ethnically stratified sample of 150 children referred to School Stu dy Teams (SSTs) were administered the WISC-III and the WRAT-R, and ass igned by research criteria to one of three groups: (a) students with m ental retardation, (b) students with borderline intelligence, and (c) students with average intelligence. One third of the referred White st udents and slightly over half of the Black and Hispanic students score d in the borderline IQ range (71-85). Of those borderline students who subsequently received special education, the overwhelming majority wi thin each of the ethnic groups was served as learning disabled. Compar isons of the three groups on achievement and teacher ratings were perf ormed. Differences between borderline and average ability referred stu dents were far more pronounced than differences between borderline and students with mental retardation. Results were discussed in terms of the continuing difficulty experienced by borderline students in genera l education and the appropriateness of educational resources and servi ces provided them.