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Download full textStipek, Deborah – Society for Research in Child Development, 2002
Research that bears on the issue of school entry policies is summarized in this report. The focus is on the age children should be to enter kindergarten and the potential benefits of delaying school entry for all or some children. The research reviewed uses three methodologies: (1) comparing outcomes for children who have delayed entry by a year…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, School Entrance Age, Comparative Analysis, Age Differences
Peer reviewedBorg, Mark G.; Falzon, Joseph M. – British Educational Research Journal, 1995
Reports on a study of the role of pupil age in scholastic performance among 4,123 Maltese primary-age students. Finds a strong and consistent age effect in Maltese, English, and mathematics achievement in three grade levels. Also finds that girls consistently outperformed boys in the three subjects. (CFR)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age Differences, Age Grade Placement, Child Development
