The relation between school entrance age and school achievement during primary schooling: Evidence from <scp>C</scp>roatian primary schools

Šakić, Marija; Burušić, Josip; Babarović, Toni

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“…Araştırmalarda (Elder & Lubotsky, 2009;Sakic, Burusic, & Babarovic, 2013;Stipek, 2002) genellikle okula daha büyük yaşta başlayan çocukların okul yaşamında daha iyi performans gösterdiği iddia edilmektedir. Sakic ve arkadaşları (2013) tarafından 4. sınıf öğrencileri arasında yapılan çalışmada okula başlama yaşına göre akademik başarı açısından farklılıklar ortaya konmuştur.…”

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The Correlation between the Age of Starting School and Academic Achievement

Baştuğ¹,

Ünal²,

Yazıcı³

et al. 2017

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Schooling age and the level of school readiness are considered critical concepts in students' adaptation to school, in their academic achievement and in attaining educational objectives. Therefore, the issues of schooling age and school readiness are frequently discussed within educational matters. In Turkey, schooling age is 60 months or older in the 4+4+4 educational system. According to this legal arrangement, students who turn 60 months at the time are allowed to start school with parental consent, which means that students can start school one year earlier. In this study, the relation between the fourth grade students' schooling ages and their academic achievement is investigated. The data for the fourth grade students who studied in schools both in the city and in the province under the Niğde Provincial Directorate of National Education in 2015-2016 academic years were investigated by the study. The data were collected from the students' second term grade-point averages by scanning the e-school databases of schools in Niğde. The data was analyzed using descriptive, comparison and relational tests. The results of the study revealed weak, negative and significant relations between students' schooling ages and their academic achievement. When compared in terms of schooling age groups, a significant difference in terms of low age groups was found in students' academic achievements. According to this result, students' grade-point averages increase as their schooling ages decrease.© 2017 IOJES. All rights reserved Keywords: 1 Schooling age, 4+4+4 educational system, school readiness, learning, teaching Extended SummarySchooling age and the level of school readiness are considered critical concepts in students' adaptation to school, in their academic achievement and in attaining educational objectives. Therefore, the issues of schooling age and school readiness are frequently discussed in educational matters. In Turkey, schooling age was 6 (72 months) until 2012. However, it is 60 months or over in the 4+4+4 educational system, which began in 2012. According to this legal arrangement, students who turn 60 months at the time are allowed to start school with parental consent, which means that students can start school one year earlier. Early schooling age is criticized in reports by various institutions and organizations. In this study, student achievement is only a judgement, rather than being based on the data of the students directly affected by the situation. Studies based directly on student data are needed in order to understand the relation between schooling age and student achievement. This study aims to investigate the relation between the fourth grade students' schooling ages and their academic achievement. Method

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The Correlation between the Age of Starting School and Academic Achievement

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“…To maintain indoor thermal comfort in a region with fluctuating temperatures, household natural ventilation changes with the seasons. Several studies have investigated associations of birth month or season with learning capacity and intelligence quotient (IQ) level in childhood and adolescence . Associations were statistically significant in most studies and seemingly implied that early life household ventilation, especially as it changes with indoor‐outdoor temperature variation, may be related to learning capacity in childhood and adolescence.…”

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“…Several studies have investigated associations of birth month or season with learning capacity and intelligence quotient (IQ) level in childhood and adolescence. [14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26] Associations were statistically significant in most studies and seemingly implied that early life household ventilation, especially as it changes with indoor-outdoor temperature variation, may be related to learning capacity in childhood and adolescence. However, the findings in such studies have been inconsistent.…”

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Birth month is associated with learning capacity in childhood in Northeast China

Liu

Chen

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It is difficult to evaluate long‐term ventilation and indoor‐outdoor temperature variation on‐site in the birth residence so as to investigate their associations with learning capacity from childhood through adolescence. Here, we conducted a questionnaire‐based retrospective cohort study in ten schools from two northeast China cities with warm summers and severe cold winters when residences had very low air exchange rates. Scores for Chinese, Mathematics, and English in the final exams of the summer semester in June 2018 were collected to evaluate learning capacity. We surveyed 6238 students aged 14.7 (SD: 2.1) years old. Using the 2nd quarter (April‐May‐June) birth as reference, 4th quarter (October‐November‐December) birth consistently was significantly associated with lower scores in Chinese in bivariate (β, 95%CI: −3.2, −4.3 to −2.0) and multivariate (−1.8, −2.4 to −0.8) linear regression analyses. Stratified sub‐analyses showed significant associations for male (−2.4, −3.7 to −1.1), urban (−2.4, −3.4 to −1.4), and primary students (−2.9, −4.5 to −1.4). Since household ventilation and indoor‐outdoor temperature variation had great differences between the 2nd and 4th quarter of year, our results suggest that these two factors in the birth residence could be associated with learning capacity in childhood, especially for male and primary students in northeast China.

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“…The purpose of this study was to determine if the change in SEA law created significantly better outcomes for students when assessed using the BKS. Sakic et al (2012) suggested a closer look at SEA by using a child's actual birthdate to determine differences in readiness. In my study, I responded to this call for further research by investigating the relationship between SEA (based on the student's exact age) and school readiness in a large urban district.…”

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“…The context of my study was JCPS, a large urban district in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. I examined a new set of data in Jefferson County because legislation changed school entry age requirements effective the 2017-2018 school year.Data was gathered through the research and evaluation office within JCPS Sakic et al (2012). suggest a closer look at school entry age (SEA) by using a child's actual birthdate to determine differences in readiness.…”

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School entry age and school readiness.

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Beginning with the 2017-2018 school year, there was a change in School Entry Age (SEA) legislation. This dissertation analyzed the relationship between SEA and school readiness after the enactment of the new legislation. Hierarchical multiple regression was used to control for student demographics to ascertain the relationship between SEA and school readiness. Findings were as follows: older students scored significantly lower than younger students on the BRIGANCE Kindergarten Screen (BKS), students who had exposure to private child care outside of the home fared much better than students who were kept at home the year prior to kindergarten, and female students outscored their male counterparts. White students and African-American students scored similarly; however, Hispanic students scored markedly lower. The highest scoring subgroup in the race category were Asian students. Students who spoke English as their native language far outscored students who spoke Spanish. The correlation between SEA and BKS scores was weak, but it was statistically significant. When controlling for demographic factors, there was a negative relationship between vii SEA and school readiness on the BKS. Implications for future practice, policy, and research are discussed. viii TABLE OF CONTENTS

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The relation between school entrance age and school achievement during primary schooling: Evidence from Croatian primary schools

Abstract: Students who are older when they enter school perform slightly better than their older classmates in the lower grades of primary school, but these differences in achievement are very small and are probably no longer present by the end of primary schooling.

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The Correlation between the Age of Starting School and Academic Achievement

The Correlation between the Age of Starting School and Academic Achievement

Birth month is associated with learning capacity in childhood in Northeast China

School entry age and school readiness.

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