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Davis, Marcia H. – Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk, 2023
U.S. Department of Education research indicates that early warning indicator systems are being used in at least half of high schools in the United States. Previous findings from an efficacy study of one early warning indicator and response system, the Early Warning Indicator (EWI) team model, indicated that ninth grade students in schools using…
Descriptors: High Schools, High School Students, Grade 9, Dropout Prevention
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Roberts, Nicola – Journal of Further and Higher Education, 2023
Globally, statistical analyses have found a range of variables that predict the odds of first-year students failing to progress at their Higher Education Institution (HEI). Some of these studies have included students from a range of disciplines. Yet despite the rise in the number of criminology students in HEIs in the UK, little statistical…
Descriptors: Predictor Variables, Academic Achievement, Academic Failure, College Freshmen
Berlinski, Samuel; Busso, Matias; Dinkelman, Taryn; Martínez A., Claudia – National Bureau of Economic Research, 2021
Grade retention and early dropout are two of the biggest challenges facing education systems in middle-income countries today, representing waste in school resources. We investigate whether reducing parent-school information gaps can improve outcomes that are early-warning signals for grade retention and dropout. We conducted an experiment in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Parent School Relationship, Information Dissemination, Computer Mediated Communication
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Santen, Sally A.; Petrusa, Emil; Gruppen, Larry D. – Advances in Health Sciences Education, 2015
Studies have found unprofessional behavior in medical school was associated with disciplinary action by state medical boards. For medical schools, promotions committees are responsible for identifying which students do not demonstrate academic performance and professional behavior acceptable for promotion and graduation. The objective of this…
Descriptors: Medical Students, Student Behavior, Behavior Standards, Identification
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McKee, M. Todd; Caldarella, Paul – Education, 2016
Dropping out of high school has negative results and implications for individuals and society. The likelihood of dropping out is attributed to both social and academic risk factors. Poor high school attendance, low course completion, and low grade-point-average (GPA) have been identified as three leading indicators that students are at risk for…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, High School Students, Academic Achievement, Predictor Variables
Froman, Terry; Rubiera, Vilma – Research Services, Miami-Dade County Public Schools, 2006
For the past few years the Florida School Code has set the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT) performance requirements for promotion of 3rd graders and graduation for 10th graders. Grade 3 students who do not score at level 2 or higher on the FCAT SSS Reading must be retained unless exempted for special circumstances. Grade 10 students…
Descriptors: At Risk Students, Academic Achievement, Prediction, Grade 3