Download or read book An Analysis of Certain Characteristics of Dropout Students written by Arnold J. Hartoch and published by . This book was released on 1956 with total page 43 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Understanding Dropouts written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2001-08-29 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The role played by testing in the nation's public school system has been increasing steadily-and growing more complicated-for more than 20 years. The Committee on Educational Excellence and Testing Equity (CEETE) was formed to monitor the effects of education reform, particularly testing, on students at risk for academic failure because of poverty, lack of proficiency in English, disability, or membership in population subgroups that have been educationally disadvantaged. The committee recognizes the important potential benefits of standards-based reforms and of test results in revealing the impact of reform efforts on these students. The committee also recognizes the valuable role graduation tests can potentially play in making requirements concrete, in increasing the value of a diploma, and in motivating students and educators alike to work to higher standards. At the same time, educational testing is a complicated endeavor, that reality can fall far short of the model, and that testing cannot by itself provide the desired benefits. If testing is improperly used, it can have negative effects, such as encouraging school leaving, that can hit disadvantaged students hardest. The committee was concerned that the recent proliferation of high school exit examinations could have the unintended effect of increasing dropout rates among students whose rates are already far higher than the average, and has taken a close look at what is known about influences on dropout behavior and at the available data on dropouts and school completion.
Download or read book Late High School Dropouts written by Ben Dalton and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report presents information about selected characteristics and experiences of high school sophomores in 2002 who subsequently dropped out of school. It also presents comparative data about late high school dropouts in the years 1982, 1992, and 2004. Three data sources provide the information for the report: the High School and Beyond Longitudinal Study of 1980 Sophomores (HS&B-So:80/92), the sophomore cohort of the National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988 (NELS:88), and the sophomore cohort of the Education Longitudinal Study of 2002 (ELS:2002). In each case, high school students were surveyed in the spring term of their sophomore year and then again 2 years later in the spring, when most of them were seniors. Dropouts are defined as sophomores who left school (and remained out of school) without receiving a regular diploma or earning a GED or equivalency credential by the spring 2 years later. All estimates have been weighted to represent the population of high school sophomores in each cohort, and the estimated standard errors account for the complex survey designs of these studies. All comparisons reported, unless explicitly noted, have met the criterion of statistical significance using a two-tailed Student's t test with an alpha level of 0.05. Adjustments for multiple comparisons were not included. The report is provided with the caution that the relationships between student characteristics and dropping out are purely correlational and do not indicate causality. This report is descriptive in nature, and the results are from bivariate comparisons that test for differences between groups defined by student characteristics and dropout status. Release of this descriptive report is intended to encourage more in-depth analyses of the relationship between these variables using more sophisticated statistical methods. Dropping out of high school is a major life event that severely impacts students' chances for subsequent educational and occupational opportunities. Even if dropouts obtain an equivalency credential, their ability to benefit from additional postsecondary options may be limited. Two appendixes are included; (A) Technical Notes and Glossary; and (B) Standard Error Tables. (Contains 9 footnotes, 3 figures and 51 tables. Appendix A is footnoted and referenced separately.).
Download or read book Dropout Rates in the United States written by and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book High School Dropout Graduation and Completion Rates written by National Academy of Education and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2011-04-17 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: High school graduation and dropout rates have long been used as indicators of educational system productivity and effectiveness and of social and economic well being. While determining these rates may seem like a straightforward task, their calculation is in fact quite complicated. How does one count a student who leaves a regular high school but later completes a GED? How does one count a student who spends most of his/her high school years at one school and then transfers to another? If the student graduates, which school should receive credit? If the student drops out, which school should take responsibility? High School Dropout, Graduation, and Completion Rates addresses these issues and to examine (1) the strengths, limitations, accuracy, and utility of the available dropout and completion measures; (2) the state of the art with respect to longitudinal data systems; and (3) ways that dropout and completion rates can be used to improve policy and practice.
Download or read book An Analysis of Selected Characteristics of Dropouts and Graduates of Ottumwa High School written by Thomas E. Davis and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Characteristics of School Dropouts and High School Graduates Farm and Nonfarm 1960 written by James Daniel Cowhig and published by . This book was released on 1964 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book An Analysis of Personality Characteristics of drop Out Students at Montana State University written by Anna Jean Hanson and published by . This book was released on 1951 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Engaging Schools written by Institute of Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2003-12-21 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When it comes to motivating people to learn, disadvantaged urban adolescents are usually perceived as a hard sell. Yet, in a recent MetLife survey, 89 percent of the low-income students claimed "I really want to learn" applied to them. What is it about the school environmentâ€"pedagogy, curriculum, climate, organizationâ€"that encourages or discourages engagement in school activities? How do peers, family, and community affect adolescents' attitudes towards learning? Engaging Schools reviews current research on what shapes adolescents' school engagement and motivation to learnâ€"including new findings on students' sense of belongingâ€"and looks at ways these can be used to reform urban high schools. This book discusses what changes hold the greatest promise for increasing students' motivation to learn in these schools. It looks at various approaches to reform through different methods of instruction and assessment, adjustments in school size, vocational teaching, and other key areas. Examples of innovative schools, classrooms, and out-of-school programs that have proved successful in getting high school kids excited about learning are also included.
Download or read book Subsequent Educational Attainment of High School Dropouts written by Jennifer Berktold and published by Department of Education Office of Educational. This book was released on 1998 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study uses data from the 1988 National Education Longitudinal Study and its 1994 followup to examine the educational and employment attainment of 1988 eighth graders who dropped out of high school. About half of them ultimately completed high school. By 1994, 16% had completed a high school diploma, 29% had completed a General Educational Development (GED) or equivalency certificate, and 24% were working on a diploma or GED. The remaining one-third of dropouts had no credential and were not pursuing any further education. High school completion among dropouts was associated with socioeconomic status. Dropouts who had demonstrated academic ability, although not necessarily academic performance, were most likely to complete high school. By 1994, 2 years after most of the"cohort" had completed high school, high school completion among dropouts was associated with some educational, but few employment, characteristics. In 1994, most dropouts were either working, looking for work, or at home. About the same proportion of dropouts as 1988 eighth graders who had never dropped out reported working full time or part time in 1994, but those who had never dropped out were more likely to be taking academic courses. More than half of those who had never dropped out were enrolled in 2-year or 4-year postsecondary institutions. About one in four dropouts had enrolled in a postsecondary institution by 1994. One appendix is a glossary, and the other contains technical notes and remarks on methodology. (Contains 19 tables, 7 figures, and 12 references.) (SLD)
Download or read book A Study Designed to Assist in the Identification of Some General Characteristics of the School Dropout written by H. Philip Fowler and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Research in Education written by and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 936 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Dropout Schools Search for Clues to His Problems Information Terms and Computations Reprint from School Life May 1963 written by United States. Education Office and published by . This book was released on 1963 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book An Analysis of Characteristics of Fourth Grade Pupils in Terms of Factors Associated with School Dropout written by Eugene Joseph Cech and published by . This book was released on 1964 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book An Analysis of Perceptions of Dropout Factors and Interventions by Middle School and High School Teachers in a Southeastern School District written by Christopher Kennedy and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although graduation rates are increasing in the United States, high school dropouts remain an issue of significant concern. Much of the focus of research in this area has been on describing the characteristics of dropouts rather than on developing effective interventions. Moreover, emerging research shows that potential dropouts can be identified with confidence as early as the sixth grade. High school is the time in which dropouts are typically identified and interventions begun, but the seeds of dropping out are often planted well before ninth grade. This survey research study with quantitative analysis used an instrument titled Teacher Perceptions of Dropout Factors and Interventions to examine the perceptions of dropout factors and dropout prevention methods of 165 core subject-area middle school and high school teachers in a school district in the southeastern United States. Results showed there were no statistically significant differences in the perceptions of middle school and high school teachers as to the importance of 18 specific risk factors. The study did find statistically significant differences in the perceptions of dropout prevention efforts and in the importance of the role of teachers in dropout prevention. The study further showed that in this particular district, middle school teachers had a higher perception of dropout prevention efforts and of the importance of teachers in dropout prevention than high school teachers did. Implications for practice to reach at-risk students are discussed as it relates to both middle and high schools, and areas for further research in this area are identified.
Download or read book Characteristics of Dropout and Dropin Liberal Arts Students at Lansing Community College and Indentification of Institutionally Controllable Variables Affecting Student Holding Power written by Michael M. Byrne and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
