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Direct linkLamote, Carl; Pinxten, Maarten; Van Den Noortgate, Wim; Van Damme, Jan – Educational Studies, 2014
Holding students back when they do not meet a specific attainment level is common practice in a lot of countries. However, this practice is not without controversy and recent studies point at the negative effects of grade retention, especially in the long-term. The majority of these studies focused on grade retention in primary education. In our…
Descriptors: Longitudinal Studies, Grade Repetition, Secondary Education, Academic Achievement
