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Banks, Tachelle; Eaton, India – Preventing School Failure, 2014
Preparing at-risk youth and students with mild disabilities for state and district tests is important for improving their test performance, and basic instruction in test preparation can significantly improve student test performance. The article defines noncognitive variables that adversely affect test-taker performance. The article also describes…
Descriptors: Secondary School Students, At Risk Students, Test Wiseness, Test Coaching
Sutherland, Maura B.; MacMillan, Robert C. – 2001
This paper reviews research on best practices for preventing students with mild disabilities from dropping out of high school. Findings from the literature review indicate there is a consensus among the researchers that warning signs for school dropout among students with mild disabilities include: poor attendance, academic difficulties,…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Dropout Attitudes, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Prevention