A sample of teachers of learning disabled students were surveyed to determine the competency levels they perceived themselves as having in the area of mathematics. The items in the survey were taken from the DCLD publication Code of Ethics and List of Competencies of Teachers of Learning Disabled Youth. The teachers responded to the survey voluntarily. The results indicated that, in general, teachers perceived themselves as having weaknesses in certain areas of content, assessment, and methodology. No significant correlation between number of credit hours in mathematics and/or mathematics education and number of stated competencies was found.
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