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Borg, Mark G.; Falzon, Joseph M. – British Educational Research Journal, 1995
Reports on a study of the role of pupil age in scholastic performance among 4,123 Maltese primary-age students. Finds a strong and consistent age effect in Maltese, English, and mathematics achievement in three grade levels. Also finds that girls consistently outperformed boys in the three subjects. (CFR)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age Differences, Age Grade Placement, Child Development
Narahara, May – 1998
Parents in affluent communities have been following the suggestion of research and delaying kindergarten entry of their young age-eligible children in order to increase the likelihood of the child's academic success. This study examined the correlation between the chronological age of a child entering kindergarten and his or her performance on…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age Differences, Age Grade Placement, Educational Research
Moore, Raymond S. – 1984
From ancient times through the early centuries of this country's history, early puberty has been considered the proper time to go to school. Now, however, educators and psychologists have brainwashed the public into thinking that public schools can outparent families. The state has taken over education and removed children from the home at too…
Descriptors: Cultural Education, Early Childhood Education, Educational Change, Educational Improvement
Campbell, Susan B.; And Others – 1985
This longitudinal study identified hard-to-manage older toddlers and younger preschoolers, assessed the developmental course and prognostic significance of their difficult behavior, and delineated family factors possibly associated with early and persistent problems. Obtained from parents, teachers, and observers, cross-situational and…
Descriptors: Aggression, Behavior Problems, Family Characteristics, Family Problems
CURRENT, TOM; INFANTE, MARK M. – 1958
RESULTS OF A SURVEY OF 337 MIGRANT CHILDREN IN THREE COUNTIES IN OREGON WERE GIVEN. BETWEEN 60 AND 70 PERCENT OF THE CHILDREN ON WHOM DATA WERE COLLECTED WERE BEHIND THEIR PROPER GRADE LEVEL, 40 TO 50 PERCENT ATTENDED MORE THAN ONE SCHOOL THE PREVIOUS YEAR. AN ANALYSIS WAS MADE OF SUCH PROBLEMS FACING MIGRANT CHILDREN AS PRESCHOOL MENTAL…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged, Early Experience, Family Environment, Inservice Teacher Education
Beattie, Clive – 1970
This paper reviews literature and research on the effects of age of initial entry into schooling, citing over 20 studies from the 1930's through the 1970's relating entrance age to academic success and personality development. Studies investigating the effect of early entry into first grade on academic achievement have indicated that not only…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age Differences, Age Grade Placement, Early Admission
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Langer, Philip; And Others – American Educational Research Journal, 1984
This study investigated the changing achievement relationships among Black and White students based on ages at entry into first grade. The data indicated that, for both groups, the significantly higher achievement of the oldest students at age 9 disappeared by age 17. (Author/BW)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age Differences, Age Grade Placement, Black Students
Saluja, Gitanjali; Scott-Little, Catherine; Clifford, Richard M. – 2000
Understanding the condition of children as they enter school can provide clues to help parents and teachers understand children's performance later in their school career. This information can also provide teachers with essential guidance for individualizing the curriculum to help children learn more effectively. Finally, assessment of the…
Descriptors: Age Grade Placement, Definitions, Early Childhood Education, Educational Policy
Vecchiotti, Sara – Society for Research in Child Development, 2003
Many Americans assume children's publicly funded education begins with kindergarten. To the contrary, kindergarten is not mandated in all states. Moreover, most kindergarten programs implemented in the public education system are half-day; full-day kindergarten is far less frequent. Access to kindergarten is highly dependent on state, school…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Public Education, Access to Education, School Readiness
Simner, Marvin L. – 1983
The claim that the incidence of school failure can be greatly reduced by increasing kindergarten entrance age from 57 to 60 months was investigated in three related studies. In the first study, subjects ranging in school entrance age from 57 to 68 months were drawn from five elementary schools in an urban lower socioeconomic area. A total of 114…
Descriptors: Academic Failure, Background, Family Environment, Foreign Countries
Minnesota State Dept. of Education, St. Paul. Div. of Development and Partnership. – 1986
Committees discussed six educational program options for 4- and 5-year-old children, in terms of curriculum, staff and licensure, cost and school facilities, coordination with existing resources, public opinion, and school-age day care. The curriculum committee developed a set of goals, outlined a program design, and considered the possible…
Descriptors: Certification, Comparative Analysis, Curriculum, Educational Cooperation
National Association of Early Childhood Specialists in State Departments of Education. – 2000
Noting that the persistence of unacceptable trends in kindergarten entry and placement practices narrows the curriculum in kindergarten and primary education, constricts equal educational opportunity, and curtails the exercise of professional responsibilities of early childhood educators, this position statement of the National Association of…
Descriptors: Age Grade Placement, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Educational Practices, Grade Repetition
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Goldberger, Nancy – New Directions for Higher Education, 1980
The academic and emotional needs of students who enter college early are discussed, based on studies done of students at Simon's Rock College. The concept of early college admission is defended on the grounds that some students are emotionally and academically ready for college after only two years of high school. (JSR)
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Acceleration, Admission Criteria, College Admission
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Cornell, Dewey G. – College and University, 1994
A follow-up study of 16 women who entered a residential early college entrance program at ages 13-17 found that almost all found early college entrance a valuable and stimulating academic experience but also described considerable emotional distress during their college years. Over half of the respondents had left the program before graduation.…
Descriptors: Acceleration (Education), Age Differences, Age Grade Placement, College Students
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White, K. R.; And Others – Early Education and Development, 1994
Clarifies details of research design and procedures in response to critiques of six longitudinal comparative studies from the Early Intervention Research Institute. The institute's investigations examined the effects and costs of early intervention for children with disabilities. (BB)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Disabilities, Early Childhood Education
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