On the success of failure a reassessment of the effects of retention in the primary grades
"On the Success of Failure addresses whether repeating a grade is helpful or harmful when children are not keeping up. It describes the school context of retention and evaluates its consequences by tracking the experiences of a large, representative sample of Baltimore schoolchildren from first...
| Autor principal: | |
|---|---|
| Otros Autores: | , |
| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
| Publicado: |
Cambridge, UK ; New York, NY :
Cambridge University Press
2003.
|
| Edición: | 2nd ed |
| Colección: | CUP ebooks.
|
| Acceso en línea: | Conectar con la versión electrónica |
| Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://innopac.unav.es/record=b39690829*spi |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 1. Grade Retention: Lingering Questions
- 2. Research on Grade Repetition: Strong Opinions, Weak Evidence
- 3. Retainees in the Beginning School Study
- 4. Children's Pathways through the Elementary and Middle School Years: Retention+
- 5. Characteristics and Competencies of Repeaters: Who Is Held Back?
- 6. Achievement Scores before and after Retention
- 7. Adjusted Achievement Comparisons: The Need for Controlled Comparisons and the Multiple-Regression Approach
- 8. Academic Performance as Judged by Teachers: Report Card Marks before and after Retention
- 9. Stigma of Retention
- 10. Retention in the Broader Context of Elementary and Middle School Tracking
- 11. Dropout in Relation to Grade Retention
- 12. Retention Puzzle: Problem, Solution, or Signal?
