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This mixed method study examines the impact of grade retention on the academic
performance of the repeaters during the repeated year. For the quantitative part, 4th grade students (N=346) in public schools (N=42) were taken as the study sample. Initially,
this sample was divided into two main groups, i.e. Identified Poor Performers and the
Normal Group of students. After annual examinations, the former group was further
divided in two subgroups on the basis of results, i.e. Repeaters Sample and Identified Poor
but Promoted Sample. A multiphase panel study was designed to collect quantitative data.
The data related to academic performance was collected by locally developed tests of five
subjects taught in public schools at grade four. A series of analysis were performed with
quantitative data to analyze the variations in academic performance of all the three
groups. For qualitative part of the study, a group of experienced school teachers (N=12)
teaching at primary level in public schools were selected as the key informants. Semi- structured, open-ended interviews were conducted with the participant teachers. The two
sets of data were collected concurrently, whereas the triangulation of both types was
carried out after completion of the analysis stage. The findings of the study suggested that
there was significant positive impact of grade retention on the academic performance of
the Repeaters. However, the academic performance of the Repeaters was not found
significantly better than those of the Identified Poor but Promoted Sample and the Normal
Group of the students of public schools.
Bushra Iqbal Chohan, Samina Amin Qadir. (2016) Academic Performance of the Repeaters: A Mixed Method Approach, , Volume-10, Issue-2.
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