Early identification of first-year students at risk of dropping out of high-school entry medical school: the usefulness of teachers’ ratings of class participation

• Published in: Advances in health sciences education : theory and practice Vol. 24; no. 2; pp. 251 - 268
• Main Authors: Araújo, Alexandra M., Leite, Carlos, Costa, Patrício, Costa, Manuel João
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 01.05.2019; Springer; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Academic Failure; Academic Success; Adolescent; Age Factors; At Risk Students; Behavior; College students; Colleges & universities; Dropout Characteristics; Dropout Prevention; Dropout Rate; Education; Education, Medical, Undergraduate - statistics & numerical data; Female; Health sciences; Higher education; Humans; Hypotheses; Interpersonal Relations; Learner Engagement; Learning; Longitudinal Studies; Male; Medical Education; Medical Schools; Medical students; Portugal; Potential Dropouts; Ratings & rankings; Residence Characteristics; School Admission Criteria - statistics & numerical data; School dropouts; Schools, Medical - statistics & numerical data; Sex Factors; Socioeconomic Factors; Stress, Psychological - epidemiology; Student Attitudes; Student Dropouts - statistics & numerical data; Student Experience; Student Participation; Young Adult; Portugal; Medical education; Engagement; First year; Class participation; Dropout

Dropping out from undergraduate medical education is costly for students, medical schools, and society in general. Therefore, the early identification of potential dropout students is important. The contribution of personal features to dropout rates has merited exploration. However, there is a pauci...