Disengaged Responses, Distorted Risks: Evaluating Effort on Student Risk Assessments

Brian F. French, Laura Pires Gifford, Riley Herr, Sara J. Finney, Dakota Galangue, Department of Educational Psychology and Methodology, Washington State University, Department of Graduate Psychology, James Madison University, Department of Psychology, University of Delaware

Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment

Published online on May 25, 2026

Abstract

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Chronic absenteeism among high school students poses a significant threat to academic success. As schools address the root causes of absenteeism, assessments such as the Washington Assessment of Risks and Needs of Students (WARNS) help identify students’ ...