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Do Mathematics and Test Anxiety Influence the Decision to Drop Out?

Bruno, Amy J
http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3174-0418
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1438168030

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2015, Specialist in Education, Miami University, School Psychology.
GED students and non-traditional adult learners are a vastly understudied population within the field of school psychology. However, we do know that individuals who do not have a high school diploma or GED have poorer life outcomes than their counterparts with high school diplomas and degrees from universities. This study examined the levels of mathematics and test anxiety in a sample of students enrolled in GED courses in order to see if a relationship existed between high academic anxiety levels and the decision to “drop out” of high school. Additionally, this study provides qualitative insight to the rationale adult learners had for leaving high school and returning to get their GED, as well as aspirations they have for their futures and how earning their GED will help them attain those goals. Significant findings, future directions for study of this population of learners, and implications for practitioners are addressed.
Susan Mosley-Howard (Advisor)
Amity Noltemeyer (Committee Member)
Paul Flaspohler (Committee Member)
24 p.
Adult Education; Continuing Education; Education; Education Policy; Educational Leadership; Educational Psychology; Mathematics Education; School Administration; School Counseling; Secondary Education; Social Psychology; Teacher Education; Teaching; Vocational Education
dropout, drop out, adult learner, GED students, GED, school climate, anxiety, mathematics anxiety, test anxiety, high school dropout

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  • Bruno, A. J. (2015). Do Mathematics and Test Anxiety Influence the Decision to Drop Out? [Doctoral dissertation, Miami University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1438168030

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Bruno, Amy. Do Mathematics and Test Anxiety Influence the Decision to Drop Out? 2015. Miami University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1438168030.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Bruno, Amy. "Do Mathematics and Test Anxiety Influence the Decision to Drop Out?" Doctoral dissertation, Miami University, 2015. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1438168030

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