Birth Date and Sex Effects on the Scholastic Attainment of Primary Schoolchildren: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Borg, Mark G.; Falzon, Joseph M.

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ERIC Number: EJ512743

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Publication Date: 1995

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Birth Date and Sex Effects on the Scholastic Attainment of Primary Schoolchildren: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Borg, Mark G.; Falzon, Joseph M.

British Educational Research Journal, v21 n1 p61-74 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, Developmental Stages, English Instruction, Females, Foreign Countries, Males, Mathematics Achievement, Primary Education, School Entrance Age, Sex Differences, Student Characteristics

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Information Analyses; Journal Articles

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Audience: Researchers; Administrators; Policymakers; Practitioners

Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Malta

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