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EJ315804 PS513382
Title: Grade Retention and Social Promotion Practices.Author(s): Cooke, Gary; Stammer, John
Source: Childhood Education, v61 n4 p302-08 Mar-Apr 1985
Publication Date: 1985
Notes: Thematic issue: Emerging Adolescents: Their Needs and Concerns
Language: English
Document Type: Information Analysis (070); Journal articles (080)
Journal Announcement: CIJJUL1985
Reviews research
on the effects of grade retention and discusses two models for making
decisions about promotion. Concludes that neither grade retention
nor social promotion necessarily solves the academic difficulties
of low-achieving students. Discusses possibilities for altering
existing curriculum, teaching, and learning. (CB)
Descriptors: *Decision Making; *Educational Improvement; Elementary
Secondary Education; *Grade Repetition; Literature Reviews; Models;
*Outcomes of Education; Placement; *Student Promotion
