First-Grade Retention [electronic resource] : Effects on Children's Actual and Perceived Performance throughout Elementary Education / Mieke Goos, Jan Van Damme and Patrick Onghena.

This study investigates the effects of repeating first grade on children's further academic growth, by tracking the actual performance and the teacher-rated performance of a cohort of Flemish first-graders until the end of elementary school. Two research questions are raised: (1) How do first-g...

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Online Access:	Full Text (via ERIC)
Main Authors:	Goos, Mieke, Damme, Jan van (Author), Onghena, Patrick (Author), Petry, Katja (Author)
Corporate Author:	Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[S.l.] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 2011.
Subjects:	Program Effectiveness. Grade 2. Grade 1. Elementary Education. Grade Repetition. Comparative Analysis. Longitudinal Studies. Mathematics Achievement. Reading Achievement. Foreign Countries. Teacher Student Relationship. Student Attitudes.