PSYC 414 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Grade Retention

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Practically impossible for individuals lacking a high school diploma to earn a living or participate meaningfully in civic life. - of minorities do not earn a high school diploma. Many students who drop out of high school send strong distress signals for years. Send distress signals in the middle grades long before they actually drop out of school. 6th grader with one of the following four signals had at least a three in four chances of dropping out of high school: A final grade of f in mathematics. A final grade of f in english. Attendance below 80 percent for the year. A final unsatisfactory behavior mark in at least one class. Have more than one have a higher probability of dropping out. Failing math or english or having poor attendance were highly predictive of dropping out. The earlier a student first sends a signal the greater the risk of them dropping out.

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