Grade retention

Grade retention is a strategy for the remediation of learning or developmental delays. Students who cannot keep up withtheir peers or do not meet a predefined level repeat the same grade once again and by doing so have an extra year toget at the level that is needed to successfully manage the next grade. There are considerable doubts as regards theusefulness and effectiveness of retaining grades. Studies conclude that in the short term retaining grades may have apositive effect on academic achievement, but that this gain disappears in the longer term.

Keywords

grade retention, one year extra, holding back a year

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