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Hughes, Jan N.; Dyer, Nicole; Luo, Wen; Kwok, Oi-Man – Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 2009
664 relatively low achieving first grade children were recruited into a longitudinal study. Measures of peer academic reputation (PAR), peer acceptance, teacher-rated academic engagement and achievement, and reading and math achievement were obtained in Year 2, when the majority of students were in second grade, and 1 year later. Measures of…
Descriptors: Reputation, Self Concept, Achievement Tests, Educational Practices
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Gleason, Katie A.; Kwok, Oi-man; Hughes, Jan N. – Elementary School Journal, 2007
Using latent variable structural equation modeling, we tested a theoretical model positing that grade retention has a positive effect on children's teacher- and peer-rated academic competencies and on sociometric measures of peer acceptance. We also expected that the positive effect of grade retention on peer acceptance would be mediated by…
Descriptors: Grade 1, Grade 2, Peer Acceptance, Grade Repetition