This study estimates the
effects of relative age in kindergarten using data from an experiment
where children of the same age were randomly assigned to different
kindergarten classmates.
The study finds that, holding constant own age,
having older classmates on average improves educational outcomes,
increasing test scores up to eight years after kindergarten, and raising
the probability of taking a college-entry exam.
These findings suggest
that delaying kindergarten entry, or so-called academic “redshirting,”
does not harm other children—and may in fact benefit them—consistent
with positive spillovers from higher-scoring or better-behaved peers.
No comments:
Post a Comment