Kindergarten Entrance Age and Children’s Achievement

By Todd E. Elder, Darren Lubotsky. The Journal of human resources, 2009

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Inside the Black of Box of Ability Peer Effects: Evidence from Variation in the Proportion of Low Achievers in the Classroom (2008, neutral): “Most studies find that being relatively older and more mature when entering the compulsory school system has positive effects on early academic performance (Datar, 2006; Bedard and Dhuey, 2006; Elder and Lubotsky, 2009) although the evidence on long-term outcomes is more mixed.”
What a difference a day makes: Estimating daily learning gains during kindergarten and first grade using a natural experiment (2011, background): “In work similar in spirit to Simms (2008), Marcotte and Hemelt (2008), Marcotte (2007) and Hansen (2008) exploit changes in the number of school days missed due to inclement weather.”
The Trouble with Boys: Social Influences and the Gender Gap in Disruptive Behavior. NBER Working Paper No. 17541. (2011, background): “…based on test-retest reliability, internal consistency, interrater reliability, and correlations with other, more advanced behavioral constructs (Elliott et al., 1988) and are considered the most comprehensive assessment that can be widely administered in large surveys such as the ECLS-K…”
Chronic Absenteeism and Its Effects on Students’ Academic and Socioemotional Outcomes (2014, methodology): “First, age of kindergarten entry is included, as prior research has indicated that younger kindergarten entrants may have differing outcomes due to their early entry (Datar, 2006; Elder & Lubotsky, 2009).”
Actual Age at School Entry, Educational Outcomes, and Earnings (2011, methodology): “The fact that almost all children start attending school without delay or advancement contrasts with the situation in the US, where postponing school attendance has become popular among educated parents (Elder and Lubotsky (2008)).”