It's Time to Get Tough on Student Promotion--Or Is It?.

Norton, M. Scott

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ERIC Number: EJ286051

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Publication Date: 1983

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It's Time to Get Tough on Student Promotion--Or Is It?

Norton, M. Scott

Contemporary Education, v54 n4 p283-86 Sum 1983

Research regarding the promotion or retention of students has shown consistently that non-promotion is not an aid to pupil achievement, personal development, or motivation. Alternative strategies for dealing with underachievers are discussed. (PP)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Failure, Elementary Secondary Education, Grade Repetition, Grouping (Instructional Purposes), Outcomes of Education, Self Esteem, Social Development, Student Attitudes, Student Motivation, Student Promotion

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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