(EMAILWIRE.COM, October 12, 2011 ) Sydney, NSW -- A recent study conducted by the University of Sydney has found that students who repeat a school year are more likely to lose motivation, suffer low self-esteem and are more likely to skip school.
The study included 3000 students from six high schools and found that repeating a year is not beneficial, regardless of the student family background, age, gender or grades of the student.
"The study showed that repeating a grade led to a decrease in grades and a drop in confidence for the student. This led to lower self-esteem and less social interaction compared to students who did not repeat a year", said author Prof Andrew Martin.
Approximately 5% to 15% of Australian students repeat a school year it is said. The research findings are that letting the students continue to the next school year and providing additional educational support along with teaching the students how to be confident and motivated would be the best approach.
"The implications from this study are that repeating students is not a beneficial strategy, irrespective of whether the student is relatively older or younger in the year group, is male or female, high or low in ability, or of English- or non-English-speaking background" said author Prof Andrew Martin.
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