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Teacher Beliefs Regarding Grade Retention In An Urban Elementary School, Toni Gilmore Hook
Teacher Beliefs Regarding Grade Retention In An Urban Elementary School, Toni Gilmore Hook
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The purpose of this study was to determine if exposure to a research-based presentation on grade retention, including the academic, socio-emotional and behavioral outcomes, would yield a change in teacher beliefs regarding retention as an intervention strategy. Teachers from a small urban school district were asked to complete a presurvey, view a research-based online presentation on grade retention and complete a postsurvey. Results from this research revealed that teachers' beliefs regarding grade retention significantly changed after viewing a research-based online presentation on topic. Results also indicated that, not only was there a change of overall participants, but there was a …