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In Search of Predictors of Grade Retention, an Unfair Educational Practice

Sun, April 14, 11:25am to 12:55pm, Pennsylvania Convention Center, Floor: Level 100, Room 119B

Session Type: Invited Speaker Session

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A lot of research has been done on grade retention, in many countries around the world, showing this practice to be non-effective and highly unfair, tackling ethnic minority students, low-SES students, and students with disabilities in particular. Much less is known about predictors of grade retention at the parent, teacher, class, school team, and educational system level. Which characteristics increase students’ risk of being retained in grade? Which types of teachers, schools, and educational systems apply grade retention more often? This symposium tries to answer these questions, via four empirical studies, one based on international PISA/TALIS 2018 data, and three based on data from Luxembourg, Belgium, and Portugal.

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