Borbely, D., Gehrsitz, M., McIntyre, S. orcid.org/0000-0002-0640-7544 et al. (2 more authors) (2023) Early years multi‐grade classes and pupil attainment. Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics. ISSN 0305-9049
Abstract
We study the effect of exposure to older, more experienced, classroom peers resulting from the widespread use of multi-grade classes in Scottish primary schools. For identification, we exploit that a class-planning algorithm quasi-randomly assigns groups of pupils to multi-grade classes. We find that school-starters benefit from exposure to second-graders in measures of numeracy and literacy. We do not find any evidence that these gains are driven by smaller class sizes or more parental input. While short-lived, these benefits accrue independent of socioeconomic background, to boys and girls alike, and our results provide no evidence that they come at the expense of older peers from the preceding cohort.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2023 The Authors. Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics published by Oxford University and John Wiley & Sons Ltd. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
Keywords: | Pediatric; Clinical Research; Aging; Prevention |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) > Department of Economics (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 16 May 2023 15:11 |
Last Modified: | 26 Sep 2023 14:48 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Wiley |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1111/obes.12561 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:199193 |