Effects of kindergarten retention policy on children's cognitive growth in reading and mathematics

Author(s): Hong, Guanglei; Raudenbush, Stephen W.;
Date Issued: 2005
Publisher(s): American Educational Research Association
Description: An inquiry into the impact of the grade retention policy on kindergarteners, based on a subsample of 11,843 children from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study Kindergarten cohort (ECLS-K)
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Funder(s): American Educational Research Association ; National Science Foundation (U.S.) ; Spencer Foundation
Journal Title: Educational Evaluation & Policy Analysis
Volume Number: 27
Issue Number: 3
Page Range: 205-224
Topics: Children & Child Development > Child Development & School Readiness

Parent, School, & Community School Readiness/Child School Success & Performance > School Performance & Success
Country: United States
ISSN: 0162-3737 Paper
1935-1062 Online
Peer Reviewed: yes
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