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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary

Dropout

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"http://focus.psychiatryonline.org/article.aspx?Volume=2&page=558&journalID=21#barkley-etal-2001found that while both interventions were associated with significant overall improvement, problem-solving communication training, when provided by itself, was associated with a significantly higher dropout rate than treatment that involved PMT."
http://focus.psychiatryonline.org/article.aspx?Volume=2&page=558&journalID=21

What is 'dropout rate'?
  

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DROP OUT in general means to fail, either temporarily or permanently. e. failing to complete it.

  • DROP OUT in general means to fail, either temporarily or permanently.
  • e.
  • failing to complete it.
  • For example "Johnny never liked school.
  • He DROPPED OUT at 14 years of age".
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DROP OUT in general means to fail, either temporarily or permanently.
When you're talking about PEOPLE, DROPPING OUT means ABORTING a course or exercise, i.e. failing to complete it. For example "Johnny never liked school. He DROPPED OUT at 14 years of age".
A person who DROPS OUT of school leaves school before they normally would. Such a person is known as a DROPOUT.
The DROPOUT RATE

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