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Bjorklund, Gail – 1986
Drawing on information and references in the ERIC system, this literature review describes research related to a child's developmental placement. The issues examined include school entrance age; predictive validity, reliability, and features of Gesell School Readiness Assessment; retention; and the effectiveness of developmental placement. A…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Research, Educational Trends, Grade Repetition
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
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
Peer reviewedGorman, Kathleen S.; Pollitt, Ernesto – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 1993
Measures of preschool cognition and indicators of family socioeconomic status predicted school enrollment for children in four Guatemalan villages. For children who went to school, socioeconomic status and preschool abilities were associated with age-at-entry, and with the number of grades passed and the maximum grade attained through age seven.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cognitive Ability, Early Experience, Educational Attainment
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
San Diego County Office of Education, CA. – 1991
This information packet contains nine articles that outline current trends in kindergarten retention/exclusion and their negative impact on student outcomes, particularly for high risk students. The 1980s saw increasing numbers of children required to repeat kindergarten, attend a transitional grade before first grade, or wait an extra year before…
Descriptors: Grade Repetition, High Risk Students, Kindergarten, Kindergarten Children
