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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"Promotion (School)"”.
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Socially promoted students' lived experience of transition into high school
… agree on a preference for either social promotion or grade retention. Throughout history varied opinions have stimulated divergent public policy and practice. The longstanding divergence becomes understandable in light of consistently inconclusive achievement results. Nevertheless, social …
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A Comparison Study of the Gains Made by Non-Promoted and Promoted Students in the Snoqualmie Valley Elementary Schools
The purpose of this study was to ascertain whether there is justification in retaining children with the intention of improving their academic achievement. It was hypothesized that when students are retained they do not make academic gains as great as matched students of like abilities who are …
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The Effects of Nonpromotion on Achievement and Maturation in the Junior High School
… with the problem of the "non-effects" of nonpromotion--a practice which continues because many educators and parents are convinced that grade repetition will help the immature or underachieving child "catch up."
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Student perceptions of the shift from soft drink vending machines to milk vending machines in schools
… drink vending machines are available in many schools across the nation. Some schools have recently removed soft drink vending machines and replaced them with milk vending machines. The purpose of this study was to investigate high school students’ (n = 84) perceptions of the shift from soft …
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A animação em contextos lúdicos de aprendizagem da leitura: estudo de caso
Esta investigação pretendeu perceber e analisar como o projeto de animação para a leitura” Contos Contigo”, desenvolvido em contexto de Biblioteca Escolar, direcionado para os alunos de 1º ciclo do ensino básico, poderá ser uma prática eficaz para incentivar hábitos de leitura. O projeto surgiu a …
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Exploring the capacity of a mid-Western middle school to implement and sustain a Type 2 diabetes prevention program within a coordinated school health program framework: A case study approach
… issues affecting children and adolescents. Schools have been considered important venues for disseminating health education and promotion programs. Some investigators, however, contend that school-based programs have only seen modest success over the last two decades. Typically short-term, …
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Exploring the impact of lifestyle and physical fitness on childhood overweight and obesity prevention in schoolchildren: a quasi-experimental study assessing the effectiveness of a multimodal intervention in the province of Cádiz. The PREVIENE-CÁDIZ Study
… intervention encompassing individual, school, and community-based approaches aimed at promoting healthy lifestyles and enhancing physical fitness to prevent overweight and obesity among 8 to 9-year-old schoolchildren of the province of Cadiz. The research encompasses three main studies …