Question

Mary finishes the school year, but she did not do well academically. In fact, she did not master much of the material from the curriculum at all. However, her school moves her into the next grade anyway, simply because they want to keep her with her same-age peers. What is this called

Answer 1

Answer: Social promotion

Explanation: The action is known as social promotion which occurs when students or pupils are promoted to the next higher grade or class regardless of whether they learnt the required materials for promotion or not. It also occurs if such student is frequently absent from classes. In this it helps increase the student's self-esteem despite learning difficulties that might have been encountered. Mary, basing on social promotion was moved into the next grade not minding her not mastering much of the material from the curriculum.