The high school failures

Name: The high school failures
Author: F. P. O'Brien

by F. P. O'Brien

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THE HIGH SCHOOL FAILURES
A STUDY OF THE SCHOOL RECORDS OF PUPILS FAILING IN ACADEMIC OR COMMERCIAL HIGH SCHOOL SUBJECTS
PREFACE
CONTENTS
I.—THE GENERAL INTRODUCTION OF THE SUBJECT
II.—HOW EXTENSIVE ARE THE FAILURES OF THE HIGH SCHOOL PUPILS?
III.—WHAT BASIS IS DISCOVERABLE FOR A PROGNOSIS OF THE OCCURRENCE OR THE NUMBER OF FAILURES?
IV.—HOW MUCH IS GRADUATION OR THE PERSISTENCE IN SCHOOL CONDITIONED BY THE OCCURRENCE OR BY THE NUMBER OF FAILURES?
V.—ARE THE SCHOOL AGENCIES EMPLOYED IN REMEDYING THE FAILURES ADEQUATE FOR THE PURPOSE?
VI.—DO THE FAILURES REPRESENT A LACK OF CAPABILITY OR OF FITNESS FOR HIGH SCHOOL WORK ON THE PART OF THOSE PUPILS?
VII.—WHAT TREATMENT IS SUGGESTED BY THE DIAGNOSIS OF THE FACTS OF FAILURE?
A STUDY OF THE SCHOOL RECORDS OF THE PUPILS FAILING IN ACADEMIC OR COMMERCIAL HIGH SCHOOL SUBJECTS
CHAPTER I GENERAL INTRODUCTION OF THE SUBJECT
1. THE RELEVANCE OF THIS STUDY
2. THE MEANING OF 'FAILURE' IN THIS STUDY
3. THE SCOPE AND CONTENT OF THE FIELD COVERED
4. SOURCES OF THE DATA EMPLOYED
5. THE SELECTION AND RELIABILITY OF THESE SOURCES OF DATA
A SUMMARY OF CHAPTER I
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CHAPTER II HOW EXTENSIVE ARE THE FAILURES OF THE HIGH SCHOOL PUPILS?
1. A DISTRIBUTION OF ALL ENTRANTS IN REFERENCE TO FAILURE
CUMULATIVE PERCENTAGES OF THE FAILING NON-GRADUATES AS THEY ARE LOST BY SEMESTERS
CUMULATIVE PERCENTAGES OF NON-FAILING NON-GRADUATES AS THEY ARE LOST BY SEMESTERS
CUMULATIVE PERCENTAGES OF ALL NON-GRADUATES LOST BY SUCCESSIVE SEMESTERS
2. THE LATER DISTRIBUTION OF PUPILS BY SEMESTERS
THE PERSISTENCE OF PUPILS IN SCHOOL, BY SEMESTERS
PERCENTAGE OF PUPILS FAILING OF THE PUPILS IN SCHOOL FOR THAT PERIOD
3. THE DISTRIBUTION OF FAILURES
TABLE I THE DISTRIBUTION OF FAILURES ACCORDING TO THE AGE AND THE SEMESTER OF THEIR OCCURRENCE[A]
TABLE II THE DISTRIBUTION OF FAILURES ACCORDING TO THE AGES AND THE SEMESTERS OF THEIR OCCURRENCE FOR THE GRADUATING PUPILS
TABLE III A DISTRIBUTION OF FAILING PUPILS ACCORDING TO THE NUMBER OF FAILURES PER PUPIL, IN EACH SEMESTER
TABLE IV A DISTRIBUTION OF THE FAILING PUPILS WHO GRADUATE, ACCORDING TO THE NUMBER OF FAILURES PER PUPIL IN EACH SEMESTER
4. DISTRIBUTION OF THE FAILURES IN REFERENCE TO THE SUBJECTS IN WHICH THEY OCCUR
NUMBER OF FAILURES DISTRIBUTED BY SCHOOL SUBJECTS
PERCENTAGES ENROLLED IN EACH SUBJECT OF THE SUM TOTAL OF THE SUBJECT ENROLLMENTS FOR ALL PUPILS AND ALL SEMESTERS
PERCENTAGE OF THE NUMBER TAKING THE SUBJECT WHO FAIL IN THAT SUBJECT
PERCENTAGES OF FAILURE BY SUBJECTS—QUOTED FOR OTHER SCHOOLS
THE FAILURES BY SCHOOL SUBJECTS FOR GRADUATES ONLY
SIMILAR PERCENTAGES FOR THE NON-GRADUATES
5. DISTRIBUTION OF PUPILS DROPPING OUT—SEMESTERS—AGES
TABLE V DISTRIBUTION OF THE FAILING NON-GRADUATES, SHOWING THE SEMESTER AND THE AGE AT THE TIME OF DROPPING OUT
TABLE VI DISTRIBUTION OF THE NON-FAILING NON-GRADUATES, SHOWING THE SEMESTER AND THE AGE AT THE TIME OF DROPPING OUT
PERCENTAGES IN EACH AGE GROUP OF THE TOTAL NUMBER DROPPING OUT
PERCENTAGES OF DROP-OUTS FOR EACH AGE, ON THE TOTALS FOR SUCH AGE IN THE FIRST, SECOND AND FOURTH SEMESTERS
PERCENTAGES OF FAILING DROP-OUTS IN EACH AGE GROUP, FOR BOYS AND GIRLS SEPARATELY
PERCENTAGES OF THE NON-FAILING DROP-OUTS IN EACH AGE GROUP, FOR BOYS AND GIRLS SEPARATELY
SUMMARY OF CHAPTER II
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CHAPTER III WHAT BASIS IS DISCOVERABLE FOR PROGNOSTICATING THE OCCURRENCE OF OR THE NUMBER OF FAILURES?
1. ATTENDANCE, MENTAL OR PHYSICAL DEFECTS, AND SIZE OF CLASSES ARE POSSIBLE FACTORS
2. THE EMPLOYMENT OF THE SCHOOL ENTERING AGE FOR PROGNOSIS
DISTRIBUTION OF PUPILS BY THEIR ENTRANCE AGES TO HIGH SCHOOL
PERCENTAGES OF PUPILS FOR EACH ENTERING AGE
DISTRIBUTION OF THE PUPILS WHO DO NOT FAIL, FOR EACH ENTERING-AGE-GROUP
DISTRIBUTION OF THE PUPILS GRADUATING FOR EACH ENTERING-AGE GROUP
PERCENTAGE OF THE GRADUATES WHO FINISH IN FOUR YEARS OR LESS, FOR EACH OF THE ENTERING-AGE GROUPS
3. THE AMOUNT OF FAILURE AT EACH AGE AND ITS RELATION TO THE POSSIBILITY OF FAILING FOR THAT AGE
THE PERCENTAGES FORMED BY FAILURES AT EACH AGE ON THE POSSIBILITIES OF FAILING AT THAT AGE AND TIME, FOR THE SAME PUPILS
4. THE INITIAL RECORD IN HIGH SCHOOL FOR PROGNOSIS OF FAILURE
TABLE VII SUBSEQUENT RECORD OF FAILURES FOR PUPILS FAILING 1, 2, 3, ETC., TIMES THE FIRST YEAR
PERCENTAGE OF FIRST YEAR FAILING GROUPS, WHO LATER HAVE NO FAILURES
5. THE PROGNOSIS OF FAILURES BY THE SUBJECT SELECTION
6. THE TIME PERIOD AND THE NUMBER OF FAILURES
PERCENTAGE OF THE TOTAL FAILURES ON THE TOTAL SUBJECT ENROLLMENT, BY SEMESTERS
PERCENTAGES OF THE TOTAL FAILURES FOR THE GRADUATES ON THE TOTAL SUBJECT ENROLLMENT FOR GRADUATES, BY SEMESTERS
PERCENTAGES OF THE TOTAL FAILURES FOR THE GRADUATES ON THE TOTAL SUBJECT ENROLLMENT FOR FAILING GRADUATES, BY SEMESTERS
PERCENTAGES OF PUPILS FAILING, BY SEMESTERS
PERCENTAGES OF PUPILS FAILING, BY YEARS. (Johnson, F.W.)
PERCENTAGES OF PUPILS FAILING, BY SEMESTERS. (St. Paul)
7. SIMILARITY OF FACTS FOR BOYS AND GIRLS
A SUMMARY OF CHAPTER III
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CHAPTER IV HOW MUCH IS THE GRADUATION OR THE PERSISTENCE IN SCHOOL CONDITIONED BY THE OCCURRENCE OR THE NUMBER OF FAILURES?
1. COMPARISON OF THE FAILING AND THE NON-FAILING GROUPS IN REFERENCE TO GRADUATION AND PERSISTENCE
DISTRIBUTION OF PUPILS IN REFERENCE TO FAILURE AND GRADUATION
DISTRIBUTION OF THE NON-GRADUATES ACCORDING TO THE NUMBERS PERSISTING TO EACH SUCCESSIVE SEMESTER
2. THE NUMBER OF FAILURES AND THE YEARS TO GRADUATE
TABLE VIII DISTRIBUTION OF PUPILS GRADUATING, ACCORDING TO THE TOTAL FAILURES EACH AND THE TIME TAKEN TO GRADUATE
3. THE NUMBER OF FAILURES AND THE SEMESTER OF DROPPING OUT FOR THE NON-GRADUATES
TABLE IX DISTRIBUTION OF THE NON-GRADUATES, ACCORDING TO THE TOTAL FAILURES EACH AND THE TIME OF DROPPING OUT
DROP-OUTS FAILING IN 50 PER CENT OR MORE OF THEIR TOTAL WORK, AND THEIR DISTRIBUTION BY SEMESTERS OF DROPPING OUT
THE PERCENTAGE OF NON-GRADUATES WHO DROP OUT WITH
4. THE PERCENTAGES THAT THE NON-GRADUATE GROUPS FORM OF THE PUPILS WHO HAVE EACH SUCCESSIVELY HIGHER NUMBER OF FAILURES
THE PERCENTAGE FORMED BY NON-GRADUATES WITH 0, 1, 2, 3, ETC., FAILURES ON THE TOTAL NUMBER WHO HAVE 0, 1, 2, 3, ETC., FAILURES
(A CONDENSED FORM OF THE PRECEDING STATEMENT)
5. TIME EXTENSION FOR THE FAILING GRADUATES
THE PERCENTAGES OF NON-FAILING GRADUATES FOR EACH PERIOD
A SUMMARY OF CHAPTER IV
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CHAPTER V ARE THE SCHOOL AGENCIES EMPLOYED IN REMEDYING FAILURES ADEQUATE FOR THE PURPOSE?
THE DISPOSITION MADE OF THE SCHOOL FAILURES
1. REPETITION AS A REMEDY FOR FAILURES
GRADES SECURED IN THE SUBJECTS REPEATED
a. Size of Schedule and Results of Repeating
SIZE OF SCHEDULES FOR PUPILS TAKING REPEATED SUBJECTS
GRADES FOR SUBJECTS REPEATED BY FAILING PUPILS WHO CARRIED A REDUCED OR NORMAL SCHEDULE
GRADES FOR THE SUBJECTS REPEATED, WITH AN EXTRA SCHEDULE
b. Later Grades in the Same Kind of Subjects, Following Repetition and Without It
LATER GRADES IN THE SAME KIND OF SUBJECT, AFTER FAILURE AND REPETITION OF THE SUBJECT
LATER GRADES IN THE SAME KIND OF SUBJECTS, FOLLOWING FAILURE BUT WITH NO REPETITION
c. The Grades in Repeated Subjects and in the New Work, for the Same Semester and the Same Pupils
THE GRADES SECURED IN NEW WORK, AT SAME TIME AND BY SAME PUPILS AS THE GRADES SECURED IN THE REPEATED SUBJECTS
d. The Number and Results of Identical Repetitions
TABLE X THE NUMBERS AND RESULTS OF REPEATED REPETITIONS, FOR IDENTICAL SUBJECTS
2. DISCONTINUANCE OF SUBJECT OR COURSE, AND THE SUBSTITUTION OF OTHERS
3. EMPLOYMENT OF SCHOOL EXAMINATIONS
4. THE SERVICE RENDERED BY THE REGENTS' EXAMINATIONS IN NEW YORK STATE
SUCCESS OF THE FAILING PUPILS IN THE REGENTS' EXAMINATIONS
5. CONTINUATION OF SUBJECT WITHOUT REPETITION
GRADES FOR FAILING PUPILS WHO CONTINUE THE SUBJECT WITHOUT REPETITION
A SUMMARY OF CHAPTER V
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CHAPTER VI DO THE FAILURES REPRESENT A LACK OF CAPABILITY OR OF FITNESS FOR HIGH SCHOOL WORK ON THE PART OF THOSE PUPILS?
1. SOME ARE EVIDENTLY MISFITS
2. MOST OF THE FAILING PUPILS LACK NEITHER ABILITY OR EARNESTNESS
GRADES OF THE FAILING PUPILS IN THE SEMESTER NEXT PRECEDING THE FAILURES
GRADES OF THE FAILING PUPILS IN THE SEMESTER NEXT SUCCEEDING THE FAILURES
3. THE SCHOOL EMPHASIS AND THE SCHOOL FAILURES ARE BOTH CULMINATIVE IN PARTICULAR SCHOOL SUBJECTS
DISTRIBUTION OF PUPILS ACCORDING TO THE NUMBER OF TIMES THEY HAVE FAILED IN THE SAME SUBJECT
4. AN INDICTMENT AGAINST THE SUBJECT-MATTER AND THE TEACHING ENDS, AS FACTORS IN PRODUCING FAILURES
SUMMARY OF CHAPTER VI
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CHAPTER VII WHAT TREATMENT IS SUGGESTED BY THE DIAGNOSIS OF THE FACTS OF FAILURE?
1. ORGANIZATION AND ADAPTATION IN RECOGNITION OF THE INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES IN ABILITIES AND INTERESTS
2. FACULTY STUDENT ADVISERS FROM THE TIME OF ENTRANCE
3. GREATER FLEXIBILITY AND DIFFERENTIATION REQUIRED
4. PROVISION FOR THE DIRECTION OF THE PUPILS' STUDY
5. A GREATER RECOGNITION AND EXPOSITION OF THE FACTS AS REVEALED BY ACCURATE AND COMPLETE SCHOOL RECORDS
SUMMARY OF CHAPTER VII
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