Improving School Attendance of At-Risk High School Students
Abstract
A pretest-posttest design was used to evaluate an incentive system effect on the attendance of28 at-risk students during two semesters of the 1995-1996 school year. During the second semester, any student absent fewer than three class periods (over-half day) from the previous week received social and tangible consequences. In addition, parents or guardians were notified whenever these students were absent. The data show that incentives improved the subject students' attendance. In addition, the greater the number of incentives given, the greater the percentage attendance. The average number of days absent semester one was 11.6; second semester the average number of days absent decreased to 8.3. When comparing the attendance patterns of the sample group to the entire school, the sample group consistently had fewer absences.
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