Distressing Testing: A Propensity Score Analysis of High-Stakes Exam Failure and Mental Health
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| Title: | Distressing Testing: A Propensity Score Analysis of High-Stakes Exam Failure and Mental Health |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Kathryn Christine Beck (ORCID |
| Source: | Child Development. 2024 95(1):242-260. |
| Availability: | Wiley. Available from: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030. Tel: 800-835-6770; e-mail: cs-journals@wiley.com; Web site: https://www.wiley.com/en-us |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 19 |
| Publication Date: | 2024 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Higher Education Postsecondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Foreign Countries, High Stakes Tests, Late Adolescents, Academic Failure, Low Achievement, At Risk Students, Mental Disorders, Graduation Rate, College Attendance |
| Geographic Terms: | Norway |
| DOI: | 10.1111/cdev.13985 |
| ISSN: | 0009-3920 1467-8624 |
| Abstract: | This study used rich individual-level registry data covering the entire Norwegian population to identify students aged 17-21 who either failed a high-stakes exit exam or who received the lowest passing grade from 2006 to 2018. Propensity score matching on high-quality observed characteristics was utilized to allow meaningful comparisons (N = 18,052, 64% boys). Results showed a 21% increase in odds of receiving a psychological diagnosis among students who failed the exam. Adolescents were at 57% reduced odds of graduating and 44% reduction in odds of enrolling in tertiary education 5 years following the exam. Results suggest that failing a high-stakes exam is associated with mental health issues and therefore may impact adolescents more broadly than captured in educational outcomes. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Notes: | https://github.com/KathrynChristineBeck/DistressingTesting |
| Entry Date: | 2023 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1405074 |
| Database: | ERIC |
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| Abstract: | This study used rich individual-level registry data covering the entire Norwegian population to identify students aged 17-21 who either failed a high-stakes exit exam or who received the lowest passing grade from 2006 to 2018. Propensity score matching on high-quality observed characteristics was utilized to allow meaningful comparisons (N = 18,052, 64% boys). Results showed a 21% increase in odds of receiving a psychological diagnosis among students who failed the exam. Adolescents were at 57% reduced odds of graduating and 44% reduction in odds of enrolling in tertiary education 5 years following the exam. Results suggest that failing a high-stakes exam is associated with mental health issues and therefore may impact adolescents more broadly than captured in educational outcomes. |
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| ISSN: | 0009-3920 1467-8624 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/cdev.13985 |
