Ending social promotion without leaving children behind : the case of New York City / / Jennifer Sloan McCombs, Sheila Nataraj Kirby, Louis T. Mariano, editors.
The New York City Department of Education asked RAND to conduct an independent longitudinal evaluation of its 5th-grade promotion policy. The findings of that study, conducted between March 2006 and August 2009, provide a comprehensive view of the policy's implementation and its impact on stude...
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| Superior document: | RAND Corporation monograph series |
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| Year of Publication: | 2010 |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Rand Corporation monograph series.
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (309 p.) |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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Table of Contents:
- Cover; Preface; Contents; Figures; Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; CHAPTER ONE - Introduction; The Current Study; Contribution of the Study; Terminology; Organization of This Monograph; CHAPTER TWO - What We Know About the Effects of Grade Retention and Implementation of Promotion Policies; Methods; Characteristics of Retained Students; Effects of Grade Retention on Students' Academic and Nonacademic Outcomes; Effect of Supportive Components of Promotion Policies on Student Achievement; Summary
- CHAPTER THREE - Context and Conceptual Framework for Understanding New York City's Promotion Policy New York City's Reform Initiative; Conceptual Framework; Major Research Questions; Summary; CHAPTER FOUR - Data and Methods; Data; Methods; Study Limitations; Summary; CHAPTER FIVE - School-Provided Support for Students: Academic Intervention Services; CHAPTER SIX - Implementation of the Policy: Saturday and Summer Schools; CHAPTER SEVEN - Performance of 5th Graders in New York City and Overall Performance Trends in New York State
- CHAPTER EIGHT - Measuring the Effect of Supportive Interventions on Proximal-Year Student Achievement CHAPTER NINE - Future Outcomes of Students at Risk of Retention; CHAPTER TEN - The Impact of New York City's Promotion Policy on Students' Socioemotional Status; CHAPTER ELEVEN - Conclusions and Policy Implications; APPENDIX A - Technical Appendix for Achievement Models; APPENDIX B - Supporting Data for Chapter Five; APPENDIX C - Supporting Data for Chapter Seven; APPENDIX D - Supporting Data for Chapter Ten; APPENDIX E - Data and Analyses for 3rd-Grade Cohorts; References