ERIC Number: EJ807973
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2005
Pages: 17
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ISSN: ISSN-0313-7155
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Academic Redshirting: Does Withholding a Child from School Entrance for One Year Increase Academic Success
March, Cathleen
Issues in Educational Research, v15 n1 p69-85 2005
This study examined scores on second, third and fourth grade reading and mathematics tests to determine the effects of beginning school age on later school success. The analysis involved 352 participants in one rural school district in Western New York. Participants were divided into three groups: (a) age appropriate for entrance to school, (b) young for entrance to school and (c) delayed from entrance to school. Differences among the age groups and between the genders were investigated. No statistically significant differences were noted among the three age groups or between the genders on either the reading or mathematics achievement measures. (Contains 7 tables and 2 figures.)
Descriptors: Rural Schools, School Readiness, Mathematics Achievement, Elementary School Students, Mathematics Tests, Grade 4, Age Differences, Grade 2, Grade 3, Reading Tests, Reading Achievement, Scores, Gender Differences, School Entrance Age, Age Grade Placement
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: New York
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Degrees of Reading Power Test; Stanford Achievement Tests
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