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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 …
School Climate: A Comparison Of Teachers, Students, And Parents, James A. Jacobs
School Climate: A Comparison Of Teachers, Students, And Parents, James A. Jacobs
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This study was designed to examine the benefits of positive school climate and to measure the perceptions of school climate for intermediate grades in a Northeast Tennessee School district. An online school climate survey was used to collect responses from participants in intermediate grades and focused on the 3 major components of school climate: school engagement, school environment, and school safety. Data were collected for 2 consecutive years in 2016-2017 and 2017-2018. Response totals included 1,955 student responses, 116 teacher responses, and 210 parent responses that were analyzed and used for this study. Of the student totals, some students that …