The Test of Practical Knowledge was used to measure the acquisition of practical knowledge in 116 blind and visually impaired adolescents in public and residential schools in Texas. Most of the demographic variables were found to have little or no relationship to acquired practical knowledge. Furthermore, although students from both types of schools performed poorly compared to sighted norms, it was found that legally blind–visually impaired students had more difficulty in acquiring practical knowledge than did their totally blind peers.
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