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Unpacking Grade Repitition Patterns in Light of the Progression Policy in the Further Education and Training Phase

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  • Jesal Kika

    (Department of Basic Education)

  • Janeli Kotze

    (Department of Basic Education)

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Grade repetition is considered to be an important measure of education since it is both an outcome of a previous failure, and a predictor of subsequent failure (Anderson, Case, & Lam, 2001). Grade retention or the practice of requiring learners to repeat a grade, is used to afford underachieving learners with an opportunity to master the content of their current grade as well as acquire developmentally appropriate skills. It has, however, been a controversial issue in the sector, with some defending it as a beneficial remedial practice to improve academic performance, while others argue that it has detrimental effects (Peixoto, et al., 2016)

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  • Jesal Kika & Janeli Kotze, 2019. "Unpacking Grade Repitition Patterns in Light of the Progression Policy in the Further Education and Training Phase," SALDRU Working Papers 243, Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit, University of Cape Town.
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    1. Chris van Wyk, 2021. "Learner flow through patterns in the Western Cape using CEMIS datasets from 2007 to 2019: A longitudinal cohort analysis," Working Papers 01/2021, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics.

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