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A Comparative Study Of Students Served In A Transitional First-Grade With Students Retained In Grade And Regularly Promoted Students, Philip Iovino
A Comparative Study Of Students Served In A Transitional First-Grade With Students Retained In Grade And Regularly Promoted Students, Philip Iovino
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The purpose of this study was to compare three groups of students: (1) those who were served in a transitional first grade program by a teacher having an interactionist philosophy, (2) those who were previously retained in grade, and (3) a random sample of regularly promoted students. This study used the philosophical orientation of the teacher as the indicator for the type of transitional program (independent variable). The age of the student (birthdate) was also used as an independent variable. The dependent variables used to make these comparisons were ability scores, achievement scores, self-esteem scores, and attendance.;Findings indicate that no …