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Effect of age upon achievement of boys and girls in the seventh and eighth grades at the Needham School in Lodi, California

Author

Aaron Clemens Heinrich, University of the Pacific

Date of Award

1958

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Arts (M.A.)

Department

Education

Abstract

The problem for this study may be stated in two questions: (1) What effect does chronological age have on achievement in reading and arithmetic for boys and girls in the seventh and eighth grades at the Needham School in Lodi, California?; (2) Are boys in the Grades VII and VIII able to do as well scholastically as girls of the same age working in the same grade?

The purpose of this study is to compare the scholastic achievement of a group of children who are young for their grade placement, less than twelve and thirteen years of age in Grades VII and VIII, respectively, with children who are older, and to determine if there is a valid reason for requiring a child to take an extra year of elementary school work because he happens to be in the youngest quartile age group of his class.

Pages

67

Recommended Citation

Heinrich, Aaron Clemens. (1958). Effect of age upon achievement of boys and girls in the seventh and eighth grades at the Needham School in Lodi, California. University of the Pacific, Thesis. https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/uop_etds/1372