Problem
Young people without a high school education lack valuable skills, are less literate and have much higher unemployment rates than high school graduates. Imagine you are a developmental psychologist within your local school district. Thus, you have been asked by the PTA to give a brief presentation to teachers and parents regarding students dropping out of high school.
Reflecting upon the learning activities you completed in this module, prepare a talk of 500 to 700 words where you discuss this topic.
A. Explain the prevalence rate - about how many 16 - 24 year old students drop out of high school in the US?
B. Discuss at least three psychological factors related to students who drop out.
C. How might academic achievement contribute to teenagers' decision to drop out of high school?
D. How could the imaginary audience or personal fable contribute to their considering dropping out?
E. How might information processing concepts such as attention or working memory contribute to teenagers' decisions to drop out?
F. How could dropping out influence these teens' ability to fully develop hypothetico-deductive and propositional thinking?
G. Discuss with parents and teachers at least three strategies that have been shown to prevent teenagers from dropping out.