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ERIC Number: EJ512743
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1995
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0141-1926
Birth Date and Sex Effects on the Scholastic Attainment of Primary Schoolchildren: A Cross-Sectional Study.
Borg, Mark G.; Falzon, Joseph M.
British Educational Research Journal, v21 n1 p61-74 1995
Reports on a study of the role of pupil age in scholastic performance among 4,123 Maltese primary-age students. Finds a strong and consistent age effect in Maltese, English, and mathematics achievement in three grade levels. Also finds that girls consistently outperformed boys in the three subjects. (CFR)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age Differences, Age Grade Placement, Child Development, Developmental Stages, English Instruction, Females, Foreign Countries, Males, Mathematics Achievement, Primary Education, School Entrance Age, Sex Differences, Student Characteristics
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Information Analyses; Journal Articles
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Audience: Researchers; Administrators; Policymakers; Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers: Malta