The Ability of Teachers to Identify Academically At-Risk Elementary Students.

Payne, Beverly D.; Payne, David A.

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ERIC Number: EJ440042

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Publication Date: 1991

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The Ability of Teachers to Identify Academically At-Risk Elementary Students.

Payne, Beverly D.; Payne, David A.

Journal of Research in Childhood Education, v5 n2 p116-26 Spr-Sum 1991

Assesses the ability of elementary school teachers to identify at-risk students using three prominent indicators. Summarizes the reasons teachers give for identifying a student as at risk. Concludes that teachers are moderately accurate estimators of students' likelihood of being academically at risk. (Author/BB)

Descriptors: Ability Identification, Academic Ability, Achievement Tests, Attention Span, Correlation, Elementary Education, Elementary School Teachers, Family Environment, Grade Repetition, High Risk Students, Lunch Programs, Public Education, Standardized Tests, Student Attitudes

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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