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The Relative Age Effect: Ensuring Student Success Regardless Of Birth Month, Geoffrey E. Bruno
The Relative Age Effect: Ensuring Student Success Regardless Of Birth Month, Geoffrey E. Bruno
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This mixed methods study examines the degree to which relative age impacts school performance and achievement for students in Scarborough Public Schools. The relative age effect refers to the impact differences in age among students in the same grade can have on performance in school. Students who turn five in the days just prior to the eligibility date for starting Kindergarten, October 15 in Maine, are nearly one year younger than those who are born in the days immediately after October 15. In addition, some parents choose to delay their child’s enrollment in Kindergarten for one year, a decision called …
Student Transfer: The Effect Of Timing On Academic Achievement, Michael D. Wing
Student Transfer: The Effect Of Timing On Academic Achievement, Michael D. Wing
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America’s population is highly mobile. Some students move between school years, during the summer months, while others transfer after the school year has begun. Classrooms throughout the United States are likely to have students moving-in and transferring-out at any point; mobility occurs before, during, and after the school year begins. Research indicates that mobility has an effect on academic achievement. The major purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of the timing of student transfer on academic achievement. Students who transferred Early (during the summer) and students who transferred Late (during the school year) were compared to those …