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Differences in Social Adjustment and Classroom Behavior between Children Retained in Kindergarten and Groups of Age and Grade Matched Peers.

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Pianta, Robert C.; And Others – Early Education and Development, 1997

Compared children retained in kindergarten with matched samples of age and grade mates, using teacher ratings as an index of their social and academic skills. Found that retained children showed a reduction in behavior problems, specifically acting-out and shy-anxious behaviors, but only slightly increased competence for task orientation across…

Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Child Behavior, Comparative Analysis, Emotional Adjustment