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Grade Retention: Decision-Making and Effects on Learning as Well as Social and Emotional Development
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Direct linkBonvin, P.; Bless, G.; Schuepbach, M. – School Effectiveness and School Improvement, 2008
This article presents a summary of results from a Swiss nationwide empirical study of the determinants of grade retention, its effects on learning, and its social and emotional consequences. Results show that the decision for grade retention does not rest only on the pupil's actual academic performance but also on the teacher's attitudes and…
Descriptors: Grade Repetition, School Holding Power, Emotional Development, Social Development
