Entrance Age--A Predictor Variable for Academic Success?.

摘要: public school entrance age becomes entangled in opposing educa tional philosophies and may become an administrative expediency. Conflicting opinions some research claim certain minimum ages necessary for academic success. Advocates of early childhood education question the desirability demanding children meet program requirements. Programs should require ments is claim. Among those supporting this view point are Hymes (1964), Johnston Hildreth (1946), Ammons Goodlad (1955). Over 100 years ago, first state compulsory attendance law was passed. Currently not only laws effect, but over 70 per cent states have eligibility (Miller Norris, 1967). This report deals with relationship between success under present conditions without special provisions varying ages. First grade reading at times assumed to be so interwoven that considered a predictor variable The validity assumption challenged article. Hall (1963) presented review writings authorities which stated most writers believed child successful traditional first-grade must attained chronological about six mental months. also cited survey State Washington superintendents 1956 overwhelmingly favored wide uniform age. Miller Norris (1967), however, reported nation-wide samp ling superintendents' made 1955 indicated one half respondents use standard ized tests rather than alone assessing readi