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Direct linkPenfield, Randall D. – Educational Researcher, 2010
A growing body of research showing that grade retention serves as an educationally low-quality placement has raised increasing concerns about whether the use of standardized tests in making decisions concerning grade retention conforms to current standards for appropriate and nondiscriminatory test use. This article examines the extent to which…
Descriptors: Test Use, Grade Repetition, Standardized Tests, Learning Readiness
