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Showing 1 to 20 of 45 for “"Drop-out Rate"”.
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An investigation into truancy reduction without increasing the drop out rate
… project focused on decreasing truancy without increasing drop out rate.</p> <p>The intern analyzed data collected through the use of a survey. The survey was given to a general population of students which consisted of two different sampling strategies. One sample was a convenience sample …
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A Study of Factors That May Contribute To the High Drop Out Rate Of Business and Office Technology Program Students
… are experiencing significant numbers of students dropping out of their facilities. The technical institute in this study has elected to have the drop out rate of one their many programs' examined. This report will identify and examine factors contributing to the high attrition rate in -- Technical …
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A comparative study of the drop-out rate of high school pupils in KwaZulu-Natal: A case study of public and private schools
Submitted in requirements for the Master’s in Public Management and Administration, Durban University of Technology, 2019.
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Artificial gravity : neurovestibular adaptation to incremental exposure to centrifugation
… did not complete the five sessions, setting the drop-out rate at about 14%. If this conclusion holds true with more subjects, then a better protocol of adaptation has been unveiled.
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Brief psychiatric hospitalization and its effect on the educational placement of students with attention deficit disorder
… (ADHD) were divided into three groups, mild, moderate, or severe, based on the results of the Conners Behavior Rating Scale. Comparisons between pre and post-hospitalization educational placements were made in order to determine if the effect of psychiatric hospitalization was a more restrictive …
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The Characteristics of School Culture that Influence College-Going Rate for High School Graduates in Northeast Tennessee.
… of school culture that influenced college-going rates for high school graduates in northeast Tennessee. The study involved one-toone interviews with selected high school teachers and principals. Six high schools in northeast Tennessee were used in the study.</p><p>The significance of this study …
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Impact of Tier 2 Intervention Program on Student Achievement and Self-Efficacy
<p>To address the challenges of drop-out rate and achievement gap, high schools have begun to implement intervention programs. Schools bear responsibility in addressing factors such as poor academic performance, lack of course credit, and low motivation to encourage post-secondary success. …
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Gender Differences in Depression and Immune Response in Colorectal Cancer
… (B=4.180, p=.041). Women did not demonstrate statistically significantly lower NK cell levels than men (B=.271, p=.603) using GEE, although at all points in time, men's NK cell levels were higher than women's. Age was not a significant factor in the NK cell level differences (B=3.667, …
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The effects of piracetam on psychometric performance in chronic alcoholics
… reliability (to counteract an anticipated high drop-out rate) and for a minimum period of abstinence from problem drinking of three months was drawn from the William Slater Hospital, Rondebosch and commenced the trial. The trial consisted of two 8-week periods, with daily dosages of 4,8gm of …
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Career interest testing, psychological congruence and the undecided student: a follow-up
… literature on only two dimensions; having a low rate of graduation and a high incidence of personal problems. Holland“s Theory of Congruence did not hold up with this group. A scoring system, which indicated the degree of compatibility between the choices of major and test results, was used and …
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Exploring the Feasibility of Bi-Weekly Monitoring and its Impact on Goal Attainment and Help Seeking in Young Adults
… Limitations of this study include a large drop-out rate in the control group, which left unequal groups. As such, analyses should be interpreted with caution. Future studies should evaluate BWM on a weekly basis with a larger sample to better understand the effects of BWM on self-monitoring …
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Malampaka Secondary School improvement Project Proposal
… collected revealed high overall school drop-out rate (44%) for the past four years. Further analysis indicated a higher rate of drop-outs especially for school girls (50%). This was attributed to unsafe accommodation arrangement that is available around the school. Moreover, the school …
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The unrecognised : a study of how some black and minority ethnic student teachers face the challenges of initial teacher education in England
… their numbers are not viable because the drop-out rate between starting and completing courses, and becoming employed as classroom teachers, is significant. Furthermore the numbers of BME qualified teachers are small in relation to both the BME and white populations in England. This Study, …
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Untersuchungen zur Wirksamkeit der Dialektisch-Behavioralen Therapie bei Patientinnen mit Borderline-Persönlichkeitsstörung
… <br>3. Nach einem Behandlungsjahr betrug die Drop-out-Rate 33.3 (22 Patientinnen), 9 davon standen trotz Therapieabbruchs für weitere Diagnostik zur Verfügung. Diese 9 Patientinnen wiesen zu Beginn ein geringeres Ausmaß der Borderline-Störung auf, zeigten am Ende des ersten Behandlungsjahres …
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Examining the Effectiveness of a Site-Based Alternative Education Program for At-Risk High School Students
… been enrolled in the program who were at risk of dropping out of school. Data was collected from student records and student surveys. Statistically significant effects were found for grades, attendance, and behavior when comparing before placement, during placement, and after placement in the …
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Understanding Factors That Influence Academic Performance in Tenth Grade Students
… of tenth grade high school students. Throughout my eight years teaching experience at this grade level, the one constant from class to class and year-to year is the academic decline. This decline typically starts at the end of ninth grade, becomes obvious and serious in tenth and then starts …
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School-age care programs : an identification of factors related to nine-to twelve-year-olds' desire to drop-out and their satisfaction
… related to nine- to twelve-year-olds' desire to drop out of after-school programs, as well as to examine the factors related to their satisfaction. While some researchers have demonstrated that older school-age children may prefer to go home alone after school (Cloutier, 1990; Fink, 1986), others …
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Access Retention and Performance among Maasai primary School Boys and Girls in Monduli District
… they were enrolled, to analyse the differential drop-out rate, in primary schools and to assess the performance of boys against that of girls in primary schools examination. Analysed the cultural factors accounting for differences in access between boys and girls. The research methods used were, …
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Students' Perceptions of the Preparatory Academy, A Dropout Prevention Program
… to improve academic achievement and reduce the dropout rate of at-risk high school students in a mid-Atlantic state. The study looks at the Preparatory Academy as a dropout prevention program for high school students. Students attending the Preparatory Academy are one or more years behind grade …
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