Retained students made up 15 percent of tested third graders, 10 percent of sixth graders, and 4.6 percent of eighth graders in 1998¶

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Subclaims¶

q2 i? Retained students constituted a substantial share of students tested in the policy-affected grades: 15 percent in third grade, 10 percent in sixth grade, and 4.6 percent in eighth grade. → John Q. Easton 1998

Evidence¶

John Q. Easton 1998¶

John Q. Easton, Brian Jacob, Stuart Luppescu, Melissa Roderick. (1998). Adjusting Citywide ITBS Scores for Student Retention in Grades Three, Six, and Eight. Consortium on Chicago School Research. https://consortium.uchicago.edu/publications/adjusting-citywide-itbs-scores-student-retention-grades-three-six-and-eight

q2 · i? · associational · r2

Descriptive statement of the study scope from the research question section of the data brief, printing the proportions of retained students among those tested in each of the three policy-affected grades in spring 1998.

"We are asking how the 1998 ITBS scores of retained students in third grade (15 percent of the students tested), sixth grade (10 percent), and eighth grade (4.6 percent) affect the citywide results in those grades and in the subsequent grades."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Waivers promoted about one-third of third graders and 40% of sixth and eighth graders who failed the 1997 promotional criteria, keeping retention rates well below failure rates — related
• Removing retained students' scores raises 1998 ITBS scores in grades three, six, and eight, while adding predicted retained-student scores lowers fourth and seventh grade scores — related