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ERIC Number: EJ417350
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1990
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ISSN: ISSN-0305-4985
Are Summer-born Children Disadvantaged? The Birthdate Effect in Education.
Bell, John F.; Daniels, Sandra
Oxford Review of Education, v16 n1 p67-80 1990
Uses a hierarchical linear model to test the effect of birthdate on science ability in British schoolchildren, ages 11, 13, and 15. Reports that summer-born children scored lower than autumn-born children on science survey tests. Urges teachers to consider these artificial performance differences when grouping pupils according to ability for National Assessment Levels. (DB)
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Adolescents, Age Differences, Age Groups, Developmental Stages, Educational Research, Foreign Countries, Intermediate Grades, Middle Schools, Performance Factors, Preadolescents, Science Education, Statistical Analysis, Test Norms
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Birthdates; Season of Birth; United Kingdom