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Record 1 1999-04-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Educational Psychology
CONT

The retention indicator employed (modal age for grade statistics, responses to survey questions, and institutional records) yields differing rates. For example, modal age for grade is often used as a proxy for retention by computing a comparison of the modal grade with the child's age.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychologie scolaire

Spanish

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