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Download full textSharp, Caroline; George, Nalia; Sargent, Claire; O'Donnell, Sharon; Heron, Maureen – National Foundation for Educational Research, 2009
This rapid review of research evidence was commissioned by the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA) to investigate the issue of relative age in the international context. The review findings are drawn from 18 research studies published from 2000 to 2008 and carried out in Australia, Chile, the United Kingdom and the USA together with…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, School Entrance Age, Age Differences, Learning Readiness
Peer reviewedNorth, Janice; Davies, Margaret – Early Child Development and Care, 1989
Investigated attitudes of 194 teachers toward a policy which allowed children to enter school at the age of 4 years, 6 months in a single intake at the beginning of the school year. Although teachers were generally in favor of the single intake, many were concerned about the entry age. (RJC)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Educational Policy, Elementary School Curriculum, Primary Education
Hale, May; And Others – Exceptional Child, 1986
Retrospective examination of primary graders' (N=34) preschool performance on a predictive instrument and its relationship to primary school reading achievement found that those judged as needing (and who took) another year of preschool were reading significantly better than others who displayed similar developmental anomalies but did not take…
Descriptors: Age Grade Placement, Cognitive Ability, Foreign Countries, Interpersonal Competence
Dockett, Sue; Perry, Bob – AECA Research in Practice Series, 1999
Starting school is a transition marked by excitement, trepidation, happiness, or sadness for all involved. This issue of the Australian Early Childhood Association Research in Practice Series discusses some of the issues described as important by children, parents, and preschool and elementary educators in an interview study of children's…
Descriptors: Childhood Attitudes, Educational Practices, Foreign Countries, Parent Attitudes
