Predictors and effects of grade repetition

Empirical evidence mostly describes the negative effects of grade repetition on academic performance. Nevertheless, the international use of this educational policy is still widespread. In this study, drawing on data for the Spanish case, we provide additional evidence on the need to consider differ...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Choi Mendizábal, Álvaro B. (Álvaro Borja), Gil Izquierdo, María, Mediavilla, Mauro, Valbuena, Javier
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2018
País:España
Institución:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repositorio:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
OAI Identifier:oai:recercat.cat:2445/121311
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/121311
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Rendiment acadèmic
Avaluació educativa
Estadística educativa
Academic achievement
Educational evaluation
Educational statistics
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Sumario:Empirical evidence mostly describes the negative effects of grade repetition on academic performance. Nevertheless, the international use of this educational policy is still widespread. In this study, drawing on data for the Spanish case, we provide additional evidence on the need to consider different policies to grade repetition in order to enhance the achievement of low-performers. These alternative policies should be based on two main principles: individualized treatment and early intervention. Results have been achieved from the application of a novel methodology which allows to combine microdata from two international educational assessments.