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ERIC Number: EJ334277
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1986
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Student Promotion and Retention.
Overman, Monica
Phi Delta Kappan, v67 n8 p609-13 Apr 1986
Based on a Phi Delta Kappa/Center on Evaluation, Development, and Research (CEDR) literature search, this article discusses Gregg Jackson's 1975 comprehensive review of 44 studies examining the effect of grade repetition on low-achieving children's performance. Reviews later research identifying effective retention strategies and alternatives to retention. Nineteen references are included. (MLH)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary Secondary Education, Grade Repetition, Student Promotion
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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