Longitudinal Impact of Grade Retention on Student Engagement with School: Challenges to Inclusive Education and to Person-Centered Schools [PDF]
The value of grade retention as a pedagogic resource remains a subject of debate because of its costs and benefits. In fact, it has been repeatedly argued that grade retention has substantial psychosocial effects. Student engagement with school is one of
Alberta Sousa +5 more
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Grade Retention in Primary Education Is Associated with Quarter of Birth and Socioeconomic Status. [PDF]
Grade retention is still common practice in some countries though longstanding experience tells us that it is a highly criticised practice for its unclear benefits, its important costs for the educational systems and its relation with school dropout ...
Sara M González-Betancor +1 more
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The effect of grade retention on secondary school performance: Evidence from a natural experiment. [PDF]
We study the effects of grade retention on secondary school performance using a change in legislation in Colombia. In 2010, the rule that allowed schools to retain a maximum of 5 percent of their students was abolished. We exploit variation in changes in
Sergio Parra-Cely +2 more
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Risk and resilience factors for grade retention in youth with sickle cell disease [PDF]
Cecelia Valrie, Christy M Walcott
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Understanding how outcomes for biracial individuals compare with those for their monoracial peers is critical for understanding how patterns of racial inequality in the contemporary United States might be shifting. Yet, we know very little about the life
Aaron Gullickson
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Grade Retention and Social Promotion Dichotomy: A Theoretical and Conceptual Analysis
The dichotomy of retention versus promotion in education is persistent. It is a high stake decision teachers, administrators, and policymakers have to make. This article critically reviewed the die-hard retention factors and looked at alternative ways to
Jeanette Jacobs, Oktavian Mantiri
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“I thought I was going to pass”: Learners’ experiences of grade retention
Grade retention is the practice of holding back learners who have failed to meet specific promotional requirements as stipulated by policy, in the same grade. The main objective of the research reported on here was to determine Foundation Phase (Grades 1–
Maureen Hadebe, Moeniera Moosa
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Risk factors of urinary retention after PPH in patients with grade Ⅱ-Ⅳ mixed hemorrhoids
[Objectives] To analyze the risk factors of urinary retention in patients with grade Ⅱ-Ⅳ mixed hemorrhoids after PPH. [Methods] A cohort of patients with grade Ⅱ-Ⅳ mixed hemorrhoids who underwent PPH procedure at the Department of Anorectal Surgery ...
Yan Meiyue +5 more
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This study uses data from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, 2010–2011 to better understand the rates of grade retention during elementary school and the factors associated with this grade retention.
Christopher Redding
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Grade retention and academic outcomes: evidence from Brazil [PDF]
Abstrac Despite the widespread use of grade retention in Latin America, its impact on academic outcomes remains debated. This article examines the effects of retention using a longitudinal student-level dataset (2012-2017) from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil’s ...
Roberta Costa +2 more
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