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SAGE Open, 2013 Academic accountability is of great concern, therefore grade retention is being considered for both students with and without disabilities who are not meeting end-of-the-year achievement benchmarks.
Gia A. Renaud
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Longitudinal Impact of Grade Retention on Student Engagement with School: Challenges to Inclusive Education and to Person-Centered Schools [PDF]
European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and EducationThe 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]
PLoS ONE, 2016 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]
PLoS ONEWe 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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Efficacy of Grade Retention in Macao
International Journal of Chinese Education, 2017 Grade retention is widely used in Macao at the elementary and secondary levels. While many teachers and students believe retention gives low-performing students the opportunity to catch up, there is little empirical evidence to support such a claim ...
Yisu Zhou, Yi-Lee Wong
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Risk and resilience factors for grade retention in youth with sickle cell disease [PDF]
Pediatric Blood and Cancer, 2014 Christy Walcott, Cecelia Valrie
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Sociological Science, 2023 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
Journal of Innovation in Educational and Cultural Research, 2022 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
South African Journal of Education, 2022 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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Grade Retention and Unobserved Heterogeneity [PDF]
SSRN Electronic Journal, 2014 zbMATH Open Web Interface contents unavailable due to conflicting licenses.
Gary-Bobo, Robert +2 more
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