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Ünal, Ali – International Education Studies, 2019
The timing of children's start to school is the interest of researchers, policy-makers and especially parents. Researches on this issue have recently pointed to the concept of relative age effect (RAE). The purpose of this study is to determine the impact of RAE on mathematics achievement in Turkey. In order to accomplish this purpose, the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Age Differences, Mathematics Achievement, School Entrance Age
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Sakic, Marija; Burusic, Josip; Babarovic, Toni – British Journal of Educational Psychology, 2013
Background: Compulsory school entrance age and admission policies differ across countries and educational systems, and there is a continuing debate on the question whether and how the age at school entry affects various student outcomes. Aims: This study explored the relation between school entrance age and school achievement among students…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Age Differences, Academic Achievement, Grade 8
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Altwicker-Hamori, Szilvia; Kollo, Janos – Educational Research and Evaluation, 2012
We look at the effect of school starting age on standardized test scores using data covering all Grade 4 and Grade 8 students in Hungary. Instrumental variables estimates of the local average treatment effect suggest that children generally gain from starting school 1 year later, and the effects are much stronger in the case of students coming…
Descriptors: Standardized Tests, Foreign Countries, Grade 8, Grade 4