Caution: Hazardous Grade. Ninth Graders at Risk.

Institution	Austin Independent School District, TX. Office of Research and Evaluation.
Titel	Caution: Hazardous Grade. Ninth Graders at Risk.
Quelle	(1987), (9 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Academic Failure; Attendance; Discipline Problems; Dropouts; Grade Repetition; Grade 9; High Risk Students; High School Freshmen; High Schools; Student Adjustment; Student Problems + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Anwesenheit; Drop-out; Drop-outs; Dropout; Early leavers; Schulversagen; Repeat a school year; Repeating; Sitzen bleiben; Sitzenbleiben; School year 09; 9. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 09; Problemschüler; High school; Oberschule; Student; Students; Adjustment; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Adaptation; Studienproblem
Abstract	As adolescents enter high school in the ninth grade, they experience a transition unlike any previous school experience, and it exacts its toll from unprepared, unmotivated, or unwary students. An examination of achievement test averages across grades 1 through 12 for students in the Austin Independent School District (AISD) in Austin, Texas revealed a noticeable drop from grade 8 to grade 9, followed by a rise in grade 10. Further investigation revealed that enrollment was dramatically higher at ninth grade than at any other grade. Twenty-two percent of all ninth graders were found to be repeating their freshman year. It was found that over 800 students in the AISD dropped out of school during their freshman year. Those who stayed in school missed more classes than students in any other grade. Compared to other grades, more ninth graders misbehaved and required disciplinary action. In addition to problems of low attendance and discipline, one-half of AISD ninth graders received at least one failing grade each 6 weeks. In every area investigated, ninth grade presented the greatest challenge to students, parents, and educators. These groups must work together to increase the success of all ninth graders. (NB)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC