«Across a number of different studies, positive effects are found such
as grade repetition and special education, as well as on health behaviors.»
Not exact matches
Yet current school practices such
as tracking, streaming and
grade repetition are devices which create winners and losers in the exam attainment game, where some young people are seen
as successes and others failures.
Instructed students (
grades K - 3) with special needs in small group settings ranging from 1 - 5 students using a variety of strategies such
as (but not limited to) phonetics, multi sensory learning, or
repetition to reinforce learning and to meet students» varying needs.
For children who were pre-adolescent and in early adolescence at the beginning of these studies, negative impacts on schooling outcomes (e.g.
grade repetition) are found, regardless of whether the program included earnings supplements or not.21 These negative effects were most pronounced for adolescents with younger siblings, suggesting that single parents may have relied on their adolescents for the care of the younger children
as they went to work, and these responsibilities may have impeded adolescents» schooling.