Selected career education curriculums were examined to determine the cognitive content implicit in career education to determine its appropriateness for the mildly mentally retarded population, and to identify levels of achievement as measured by selected test items in the cognitive domain of career education. The current performance status of the mildly mentally retarded in terms of the cognitive content adjudged appropriate was compared with that of a nonretarded comparison group.
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