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Download full textSharp, Caroline; George, Nalia; Sargent, Claire; O'Donnell, Sharon; Heron, Maureen – National Foundation for Educational Research, 2009
This rapid review of research evidence was commissioned by the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA) to investigate the issue of relative age in the international context. The review findings are drawn from 18 research studies published from 2000 to 2008 and carried out in Australia, Chile, the United Kingdom and the USA together with…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, School Entrance Age, Age Differences, Learning Readiness
My Transition from Conventional to More Developmentally Appropriate Practices in the Primary Grades.
Peer reviewedPelander, Jim – Young Children, 1997
Describes a primary teacher's experience with implementing developmentally appropriate practice. Documents the process of changing teaching methods, abandoning ability grouping in reading, giving children significant choices, following children's progress, staying informed and sharing with colleagues, informing parents, and evaluating teaching…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Educational Strategies, Instructional Effectiveness
Ayres, Mary Jo – 1992
This study assessed teachers' opinions about the promotion of immature children to first grade. A total of 224 teachers from private and public elementary schools in Mississippi completed a questionnaire that addressed such issues as the relation between maturity and readiness, repetition of kindergarten, academic and peer pressure, and the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age Differences, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Elementary School Teachers
