The Relative Age Effect and Its Influence on Academic Performance.

<h4>Introduction and purpose</h4>The policy of school organisation for grouping students in the same academic year is based on date of birth. The differences in the experiences and maturation of older students involve a relatively better performance in academic settings, which is known a...

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Main Authors: Juan-José Navarro, Javier García-Rubio, Pedro R Olivares
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0141895