Graduate Research Papers
Availability
Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Keywords
Grade repetition;
Abstract
Every year children are retained because of teachers' recommendations. When teachers recommend retention, the major reason is that children are having difficulty keeping up with their peers, or they are not functioning at grade level on district or state tests. Teachers may also recommend retention if children are smaller than peers, immature, have a late birthday, have excessive absences as a result of illness, or a move, or when English is a Second Language. This study examined the benefits, problems, as well as alternatives to retention. Conclusions and recommendations were determined based on the written research on retention.
Year of Submission
2002
Degree Name
Master of Arts in Education
Department
Department of Curriculum and Instruction
First Advisor
Charles R. May
Date Original
2002
Object Description
1 PDF file (iii, 33 pages)
Copyright
©2002 Joni Gunter
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Gunter, Joni, "Retention in the primary grades" (2002). Graduate Research Papers. 793.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/grp/793
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