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Students' Perceptions of Factors That Contribute to Risk and Success in Accelerated High School Courses
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Shaunessy-Dedrick, Elizabeth; Suldo, Shannon; Roth, Rachel; Fefer, Sarah – Grantee Submission, 2015
In this qualitative study, we investigated 15 successful and 15 struggling high school students' perceived stressors, coping strategies, and intrapersonal and environmental factors students perceive to influence their success in college-level courses. We found that students' primary sources of stress involved meeting numerous academic demands and…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, High School Students, Work Ethic, High Achievement
Development and Initial Validation of the Coping with Academic Demands Scale (CADS): How Students in Accelerated High School Curricula Cope with School-Related Stressors
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Suldo, Shannon M.; Dedrick, Robert F.; Shaunessy-Dedrick, Elizabeth; Fefer, Sarah A.; Ferron, John – Grantee Submission, 2015
Successful coping with academic demands is important given the inverse relationship between stress and positive adjustment in adolescents. The Coping with Academic Demands Scale (CADS) is a new measure of coping appropriate for students pursuing advanced high school curricula, specifically Advanced Placement (AP) classes and the International…
Descriptors: Coping, Measures (Individuals), Test Construction, Test Validity
Development and Initial Validation of the Student Rating of Environmental Stressors Scale (StRESS): Stressors Faced by Students in Accelerated High School Curricula
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Suldo, Shannon M.; Dedrick, Robert F.; Shaunessy-Dedrick, Elizabeth; Roth, Rachel A.; Ferron, John – Grantee Submission, 2015
High school students in accelerated curricula face stressors beyond typical adolescent developmental challenges. The Student Rating of Environmental Stressors Scale (StRESS) is a self-report measure of environmental stressors appropriate for students in Advanced Placement (AP) and International Baccalaureate (IB) courses. We developed the StRESS…
Descriptors: Rating Scales, Test Construction, Test Validity, High School Students