Date of Award
2007
Degree Name
School Psychology
College
Graduate School of Education and Professional Development
Type of Degree
Ed.S.
Document Type
Thesis
First Advisor
Fred Jay Krieg
Second Advisor
Sandra S. Stroebel
Third Advisor
Edna Meisel
Abstract
Since the inception of No Child Left Behind, it has been argued that high stakes testing leads to a higher dropout rate. High stakes testing can cause anxiety, stress and fear in students when the results determine whether or not they are able to be promoted to the next grade or to graduate from high school. The dropout rates for the two years before and the three years after the high stake test (WESTEST) was implemented in West Virginia were examined to establish if there had been any effect on these rates. Results indicate no significant difference in dropout rates between pre and post high stakes test. Implications of these findings for future research are discussed.
Subject(s)
High school dropouts.
Dropouts - Prevention.
Students - Testing.
Recommended Citation
Dodd, Ann, "High Stakes Testing Effects Dropout Rates" (2007). Theses, Dissertations and Capstones. 570.
https://mds.marshall.edu/etd/570
