A study of the tested differences and correlations in personality and achievement for educable mentally retarded pupils in a segregated and non-segregated group at the Butler-Baker School, Eatonton, Georgia, 1958-1959
Year: 1959
Type: dissertation
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: I provide for a family and become a citizen for which the community can be proud* Many authorities feel that the mentally handicapped can best be helped in a group or a special class under a special teacher who has been trained to give him the necessary attention and time that is required for his improvement• Therefore, it is important that all citizens have a clear knowledge of the school curriculum, aims and objectives and aid in planning a program that will add greatly to the teaching of the mentally retarded.Evolution of the Problem*--A testing program last year shewed that in a group of retarded (by teachers1 evaluation) the pupils had intelli^ gence quotients up to and above one-hundred* This year there is a group of retarded children that was determined by the tests administered by psychometrists from the State Department of Education* However, this group is composed of fifteen pupils out of approximately sixty-five in the original group.Thus the writer of this thesis feels that interesting and revealing data to educators and specially to the administration and faculty of the school, will aid in planning a good special education program.Contribution to Educational Thought and Practice.--*Thewriter hopes that the results of this study will be of value to education in that it will show the need for many more available classrooms and teachers in order to take care of the many mentally retarded children.It is the opinion of the writer that this study will serve as a guide to better organization of a program of education for mentally retarded at Butler-Baker School, Eatonton, Georgia.Statement of the Problem.-Theproblem of this study was to ascer tain whether or not there were any significant differences and corre-lations for the factors of intelligence, achievement and personality be tween segregated and non-segregated groups of mentally retarded pupils in the Butler-Baker School, Eatonton, Georgia.Limitations of the Study.-Thisstudy was not concerned with back ground, causes of retardation, or ways of revealing these deficiencies.However, the data collected in this study will be made available for the school personnel to use in any way deemed necessary to improve the curricu lum for these retarded pupils.Purpose of the Study.--Theoverall purpose of this research was to determine the signicant differences and the significant correlations, if any, between a "segregated" and "non-segregated" group of mentally retarded pupils designated for the Special Education Program of the Butler-<Baker School, Eatonton, Georgia, l°£8-l°i>9.The specific purposes of this study are characterized in the specific statements to follows 1.To determine the measures of central tendency and variabil ity for the two groups on California Test of Achievement, and California Test of Personality at Butler-Baker School, Eatonton, Georgia.2, To determine the significant difference, if any, between the achievement of segregated and non-segregated mentally re tarded Primary pupils at Butler-Baker School, Eatonton, Georgia.3» To determine the significant difference, if any, in person ality between segregated and non-segregated mentally retard ed Elementary pupils at Butler-Baker School, Eatonton, Georgia.k* To determine the significant correlation, if any, between personality and achievement of segregated and non-segregated Elementary pupils at the Butler-Baker School, Eatonton, Georgia. To determine what implications the analysis of this datahas for improving educational thought and practices.DIRECTIONS: Look at the boxes below.See the words with numbers in front of them.You are to draw a line from each of these words to a word on the other side which means the opposite.PR-AA I ("umber right). Arithmetic TO BOYS AND GIRLS:This test booklet has some games you will like.They will show how well you can think and mark problems.Do as many of them as you can.
Author: Ulysses Rice
Language: English
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
SDG: Quality education
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W1025541695