Grade repetition as a consequence of school failures

• Authors: Dziurzyński Krzysztof , Duda Ewa
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The solution of repeating a school grade when learners do not achieve required level of knowledge or skills has as many proponents as opponents. Numerous educational systems support a grade retention as the method of obtaining better learning outcomes. In the same time, others do not allow to repeat a school year and recommend automatic promotion. The growing problem of school failures, among them repeating a school grade or even dropouts, is still present in the academic discourse. This article presents the impact of school failures and its range from the point of view of learners attending Polish secondary school for adults.

Keywords

EN

grade repetition; grade retention; school failures; adult formal education

• Publisher: Wyższa Szkoła Gospodarki Euroregionalnej im. Alcide De Gasperi w Józefowie
• Journal: Journal of Modern Science
• Year: 2018
• Issue: 3(38)
• Pages: 133-148

Dates

published

2018

Contributors

author

Dziurzyński Krzysztof

• Jagiellonian University in Kraków, Poland

author

Duda Ewa

• The Maria Grzegorzewska University in Warsaw, Poland

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Identifiers

ISSN

1734-2031

DOI

10.13166/jms/95080