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Download full textBoettger, Mary Ann – 1994
This study examined whether the educational practice of retaining students in junior first grade for a year between kindergarten and first grade enhanced their academic achievement and self-concept of academic ability. Subjects were 120 students randomly selected from a midwestern school district and divided equally into 4 groups: (1) recommended…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Achievement, Age Differences, Attendance
