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Direct linkMcMahon, Brian M.; Sembiante, Sabrina F. – Review of Education, 2020
Emphasis in school dropout literature has shifted from exploring wide-ranging causes of dropping out to soliciting a smaller number of predictive indicators to identify students at increased risk for dropping out. However, much of the past decade's Early Warning research excludes indicators that do not add to the predictive nature of the model…
Descriptors: Dropout Prevention, Intervention, Prediction, Educational Research
Download full textLamb, Lindsay M. – Online Submission, 2017
The purpose of this report is to analyze the stability of students' reliable integrated trend scores (RITS) over time and to determine which elementary school factors predict RITS at the secondary level.
Descriptors: School Districts, Elementary School Students, Scores, Educational Trends
Slaughter, Austin; Neild, Ruth Curran; Crofton, Molly – Philadelphia Education Research Consortium, 2018
Ninth grade is a critical juncture for students--and can be a jarring transition. Even students a strong track record in the middle grades can experience academic difficulty, and those who enter high school with poor course grades, weak attendance, or behavior problems are especially at risk. An early misstep can have lasting implications:…
Descriptors: High School Students, Grade 9, At Risk Students, Potential Dropouts
Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, 2014
The purpose of this guide is to provide information on how to use early warning data, including the Massachusetts Early Warning Indicator System (EWIS), to identify, diagnose, support and monitor students in grades 1-12. It offers educators an overview of EWIS and how to effectively use these data in conjunction with local data by following a…
Descriptors: Dropout Prevention, At Risk Students, Identification, Elementary Secondary Education
Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, 2013
The Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (Department) created the grades 1-12 Early Warning Indicator System (EWIS) in response to district interest in the Early Warning Indicator Index (EWII) that the Department previously created for rising grade 9 students. Districts shared that the EWII data were helpful, but also…
Descriptors: Dropout Prevention, Risk, Models, Identification
Baltimore Education Research Consortium, 2011
Even with the declining number of dropouts in Baltimore City, a focus on dropout prevention is essential. Recent research has emphasized the utility of an early warning system to inform prevention efforts. With this in mind, the Baltimore Education Research Consortium examined the 2000-01 cohort of sixth grade students (Class of 2007) from the…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Grade 6, Cohort Analysis, Predictor Variables
Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, 2013
The Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (Department) created the grades 1-12 Early Warning Indicator System (EWIS) in response to district interest in the Early Warning Indicator Index (EWII) that the Department previously created for rising grade 9 students. Districts shared that the EWII data were helpful, but also…
Descriptors: Dropout Prevention, Risk, Models, Identification
Smith, Hyrum M.; Eckerson, Louise Omwake – Office of Education, US Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, 1963
Most counselors agree that all children could benefit from guidance during the elementary grades in school. Guidance for the gifted adolescent often comes too late to change his study habits or his educational plans; and, early recognition of and help for children with physical, social, and emotional difficulties might prevent delinquency, early…
Descriptors: Educational History, School Guidance, Elementary School Students, Educational Practices
