[NIPS 2013] Understanding Dropout英文学习材料

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1、UnderstandingDropOut:AccuracyofReportingandRiskandProtectiveFactorsFormoreinformation,contact:MikeBarney ‐ mbarney@rcoe.usShannonWells ‐ Shannon@KeyDataSys.com1Drop‐OutInformationDropoutsposesignificantproblemstosocietyasawhole,KeyFindingsaswellasimpairtheirpersonalfutures.

2、Ithasbeenfound•Droppingoutisaresultofmanyfactorsthatthosewhodropoutofschoolhavesignificantlylowerpotentiallyoveralongperiodoftime.lifetimeearningsandarethreeandahalftimesmore•Student’sbackgroundinformationislikelytocommitcrimesthanthosewhoremaininschoolimportanttounderstand

3、todetermineifandreceiveahighschooldiploma.Basedonthestate’sstudentsareat‐risk.data,weestimatethateachweekinRiversideCounty•Manyfactorscanbeinfluencedbyalone,threebusloadsofstudentsingrades7‐12dropoutschoolsanddistrictsbyimplementingofschool(seeRiversideCountydrop‐outdatapro

4、videdonpoliciesthatreducedrop‐outrates.p.6).Becausethisproblemissopervasive,itisimperative•Studentsidentifiedat‐riskshouldbethatinformationgetouttodistrictsandschoolsitestoprovidedadditionalsupportorhelpensurethey(a)accuratelyreportwhodropsout,(b)alternativeprogramssuchasCo

5、meBackKids.understandfactorsthatincreaseastudent’sriskorprotect•Usingcorrectexitcodesshouldhelpagainstdroppingout,(c)putsafetynetsintoplacetoreducedrop‐outrates.minimizeachild’schancesofdroppingout,and(d)•Minimizedataerrorsandtrackstudentsalternativeprogramsbeofferedtostude

6、ntswhohavetogainanaccuratepictureofthedrop‐droppedouttogetthembackintoschool.outproblem.AccurateReportingofExitCodestoReduceDrop‐OutRatesItisimportanttoensureappropriatepoliciesandproceduresareusedwhenexitingastudentfromaschool.Whenincorrectexitcodesareused,onecannotknowthe

7、truestateofthedrop‐outproblem.Thus,itishardtoknowwhatstepstotaketoremedyit.Currently,thereisconsiderablevariabilityincodesusedwhenstudents“leave”school.InRiversideCounty,wehavefoundinmanyschools,itiscommonplacetoreportsomestudentswholeaveaschool,asleavingwithnoknownenrollme

8、nt.Theuseofthiscodeautomaticallyreportsthestudenttothestateasadropout.Therehaveals