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Age & Achievement

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dc.creator James B. Grissom
dc.date 2004-09-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned 2015-07-20T22:07:17Z
dc.date.available 2015-07-20T22:07:17Z
dc.identifier 1068-2341
dc.identifier https://doaj.org/article/f562c91afd0342149df925ca97e7e461
dc.identifier.uri http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/11095
dc.identifier.uri https://doaj.org/article/f562c91afd0342149df925ca97e7e461
dc.description There is continuing controversy about the optimal or appropriate age at which children should start school. The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between age and achievement. It is an attempt to evaluate the hypothesis that older students fare better academically than their younger classmates. Findings indicate that on average for students in elementary school there is positive linear relationship between age and achievement for age normal peers. Even though there is positive linear relationship, the difference in average test scores between the oldest and youngest students is not great and by the time students reach 10th grade the positive linear relationship has disappeared. For overage students there is on average a negative linear relationship between age and achievement at all grade levels. That is, the negative relationship between age and achievement remains constant over time. These results argue against modifying entrance age policies, delaying school entry, implementing transitional kindergarten or first grade programs or retaining students to improve educational achievement. Policies and practices that make students older than their classmates inversely affect their educational achievement.
dc.language English
dc.language Spanish
dc.language Portuguese
dc.publisher Arizona State University
dc.relation http://epaa.asu.edu/ojs/article/view/204
dc.relation https://doaj.org/toc/1068-2341
dc.rights CC BY
dc.source Education Policy Analysis Archives, Vol 12, p 49 (2004)
dc.subject Special aspects of education
dc.subject LC8-6691
dc.subject Education
dc.subject L
dc.subject DOAJ:Education
dc.subject DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject Special aspects of education
dc.subject LC8-6691
dc.subject Education
dc.subject L
dc.subject DOAJ:Education
dc.subject DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject Special aspects of education
dc.subject LC8-6691
dc.subject Education
dc.subject L
dc.subject Special aspects of education
dc.subject LC8-6691
dc.subject Education
dc.subject L
dc.subject Special aspects of education
dc.subject LC8-6691
dc.subject Education
dc.subject L
dc.title Age & Achievement
dc.type Article


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