What Does GPA in an Urban High School Actually Mean?

What Does GPA in an Urban High School Actually Mean?

The purpose of this researcher-school collaborative study was to examine factors which might be intervenable by urban high school counselors in assisting at-risk students. There were two primary objectives. The first was to examine the degree to which urban adolescents’ academic competence predicts...

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Veröffentlicht in:Educational Considerations 2008-09, Vol.36 (1), p.11
Hauptverfasser: Steward, Robbie J, Neil, Douglas M, Pritchett, Tiffany, Hill, Martin F, Wabaunsee, Ah-Sha-Ni
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Academic Ability
Academic Failure
At Risk Students
College Bound Students
Grade Point Average
Grading
High Schools
Human Capital
Intervention
Prediction
School Counselors
Student Attrition
Student Behavior
Teacher Attitudes
Urban Schools
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Zusammenfassung:The purpose of this researcher-school collaborative study was to examine factors which might be intervenable by urban high school counselors in assisting at-risk students. There were two primary objectives. The first was to examine the degree to which urban adolescents’ academic competence predicts cumulative GPA.
ISSN:0146-9282
2573-7686
0146-9282
DOI:10.4148/0146-9282.1158