The Inherent Impact of Nonpromoted Students on Reading Scores in a Big City Elementary School.

Walker, Jane; Levine, Daniel U.

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Publication Date: 1988

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The Inherent Impact of Nonpromoted Students on Reading Scores in a Big City Elementary School.

Walker, Jane; Levine, Daniel U.

Urban Review, v20 n4 p247-52 Win 1988

Examines the extent to which retaining low achieving students affects the average reading scores of the grade in which they are retained and the next higher grade. Analyzes data from one elementary school in Kansas City (Missouri). (FMW)

Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Grade Repetition, Low Achievement, Reading Tests, Scores, Statistical Analysis, Student Placement, Student Promotion, Urban Areas, Urban Schools

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Missouri (Kansas City)

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