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Florida's Test-Based Promotion Policy. How Does Retention Affect Students' Academic Performance?


Seminar Paper, 2014

18 Pages, Grade: 1,0


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Table of Contents

List of Tables and Figures

List of Abbreviations

1. Introduction

2. Specification of Florida’s Retention Policy
2.1 Provision of Remedial Services
2.2 Promotion through Exemptions
2.3 Developmental Scale Scores

3. Evaluation Method: Fuzzy Regression Discontinuity Design
3.1 Application of the Fuzzy RDD in Florida
3.2 Graphical Illustration
3.3 Bandwidth Choice
3.4 Exclusion of the Manipulation of Test Scores

4. Estimation Setup and Treatment Effect
4.1 Linear Probability Model and Two Stage Least Squares
4.2 Composition of the Treatment Effect
4.2.1 Summer School Attendance
4.2.2 Assignment to a High-Quality Teacher
4.2.3 Incentive Effects
4.3 Comparison: Chicago’s Accountability Policy

5. Conclusion

References

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Title
Florida's Test-Based Promotion Policy. How Does Retention Affect Students' Academic Performance?
College
University of Kassel
Grade
1,0
Author
Year
2014
Pages
18
Catalog Number
V309837
ISBN (eBook)
9783668085893
ISBN (Book)
9783668085909
File size
825 KB
Language
English
Keywords
Education, Economics, FCAT, Policy, Florida, Retention, Primary School
Quote paper
Philipp Leppert (Author), 2014, Florida's Test-Based Promotion Policy. How Does Retention Affect Students' Academic Performance?, Munich, GRIN Verlag, https://www.grin.com/document/309837

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