The Effects of Nonpromotion in Junior High School on Academic Achievement and Scholastic Effort.

Lenarduzzi, Grant P.; McLaughlin, T. F.

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ERIC Number: EJ417980

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1990

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The Effects of Nonpromotion in Junior High School on Academic Achievement and Scholastic Effort.

Lenarduzzi, Grant P.; McLaughlin, T. F.

Reading Improvement, v27 n3 p212-17 Fall 1990

Examines the effects of nonpromotion on achievement and effort of junior high school students. Finds that students who were retained improved significantly with respect to academic achievement and effort when compared to students who had been considered for retention but had been promoted. (KEH)

Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Educational Research, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade Repetition, Junior High Schools, Self Concept, Student Evaluation, Student Placement, Student Promotion

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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