Results
The following statements represent a summary
of the findings of this study.
1. It was hypothesized that among educable
mentally handicapped boys, those who received
group counseling would tend to
benefit more from these procedures in
terms of a more positive self concept than
those who did not receive this service.
This hypothesis was supported at the .05
level of confidence by Self Concept Scale
I but not Self Concept Scale II.
2. It was also hypothesized that among educable
mentally handicapped boys, those
who received group counseling would experience
greater reduction of anxiety, as
measured by an anxiety scale, than those
who did not receive this service. This hypothesis
was found to be statistically significant
at the .05 level of confidence and
afforded support to the results indicated
by Self Concept Scale I.
3. The hypothesis that group counseling
would result in significant improvement in
deportment, reading, and arithmetic as rat-