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Olson, George H. – 1989
The effects of age at entrance into school on subsequent elementary school performance were studied in a cohort of children who started grade 1 in the Dallas school system (Texas) in fall 1981. Most of the subjects were born on or after September 1, 1974 and before September 1, 1975; the spread of ages was 1 year. A total of 3,028 male and 3,019…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age Differences, Age Grade Placement, Elementary Education
Download full textMcArthur, Edith K.; Bianchi, Suzanne M. – 1993
Using a subsample of data relating to 4,668 first- and second-graders and their families from the 1991 National Household Education Survey, a study examined different ways of measuring whether a child is behind in grade and compared these measures with data about children who are below modal grade levels. Several profiles emerged. Children delayed…
Descriptors: Academic Failure, Age Grade Placement, Differences, Grade Repetition
