Teachers' Social Representations Regarding Grade Retention

Database of the Questionnaire on Teachers' Practices and Representations from Preschool to 12th Grade Regarding Grade Retention

The database is divided according to the dimensions analyzed, totaling five:

First Dimension:

Composed of 28 items where respondents answer each one using a Likert scale with four response options. In this first part, it is noted that the 28 items were grouped into four factors, which allowed for: a) obtaining teachers' views on grade retention (favorable or unfavorable view on the application of the retention measure); b) understanding the general consequences of retention for the student; c) identifying the consequences of retention when students are retained only once; d) identifying the consequences of retention when students experience repeated retentions.

Second Dimension:

Contains only one open-ended question aiming for teachers to provide their thoughts on whether the retention measure is beneficial for the student or not.

Third Dimension:

Indicates the degree of agreement among teachers (using a Likert scale with four response options) regarding the factors they consider in the decision to retain a student, such as academic performance, academic ability, maturity, commitment, self-esteem, family context, age relative to peers, attendance, national exams, and behavior.

Fourth Dimension:

Identifies interventions to promote educational success through multiple choice, organized as follows: a) Identification of measures to promote educational success existing in the school cluster where they teach; b) Identification of five measures that seem most effective in promoting educational success for retained students or students with low performance; c) Identification of six programs/measures/interventions considered effective to prevent low-performing students from being retained.

Fifth Dimension:

Pertains to parental involvement, aiming to identify the most common types of parental involvement promoted by the school through a four-option Likert scale.