Graduates spent more semesters in the grades and in the high school than non-graduates, and graduated girls spent longer than graduated boys¶

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Evidence · 1 study · associational r1 · q2
Currency · newest study 1917 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? The 116 graduates averaged 6.7 semesters in the grades and 7.7 in the high school, against 4.61 and 3.8 for the 184 non-graduates. → Cummins 1917

Evidence¶

Cummins 1917¶

Cummins, R. A. (1917). 'Bright' and 'Slow' Pupils in Elementary and High School. The Journal of Educational Psychology. https://psycnet.apa.org

q2 · i? · associational · r1

Descriptive averages from the school's record cards for the study period. Graduates averaged "6.7 semesters" in the grades and 7.7 in high school; non-graduates averaged 4.61 and 3.8. No inferential test or effect size is printed.

"The average length of time spent in the grades by the 116 graduates was 6.7 semesters and the average length of time spent in the high school was 7.7 semesters. The average length of time spent in the grades by the 184 non-graduates was 4.61 semesters and 3.8 in the high school."

Discussion¶

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