ERIC Number: EJ1001686
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013-Feb
Pages: 14
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-4405
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Exit Examinations, Peer Academic Climate, and Adolescents' Developmental Outcomes
Benner, Aprile D.
Journal of School Psychology, v51 n1 p67-80 Feb 2013
Implications of high school exit examination performance were examined with a sample of 672 racial/ethnic minority students. Exit examination failure in the 10th grade was negatively linked to subsequent grade point average, school engagement, and school belonging one year later, controlling for outcomes prior to taking the examination. Academically incongruent students-those who failed the exit examination but were in schools where their same-race/ethnicity peers were performing well academically-seemed to be at particular risk for struggling grades and poorer socioemotional well-being (e.g., experiencing greater depressive symptoms and loneliness). Findings contribute to the limited research base on exit examinations and highlight the links between exit examination performance and developmental outcomes beyond the oft-studied academic domain. (Contains 3 tables and 2 figures.)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Grade Point Average, Exit Examinations, Well Being, Minority Group Students, Race, Depression (Psychology), Grade 10, High School Students, Learner Engagement, Correlation, At Risk Students, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Adolescent Development
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Grade 10; High Schools
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Language: English
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