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Time, Learning, and School Schedules
Does increasing the amount of instructional time in school automatically increase student achievement? In addition to increased time, what other factors affect student learning? How can the school day and year best be organized to improve student achievement? The resources in this ReadySearchTM address these and other questions related to time and scheduling in schools.
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The Informed Educator: Alternative Time and Scheduling Policies
Educators are spending increasing amounts of time trying to pinpoint changes that can be made to increase student achievement. Time and scheduling issues are among those that are continually debated. This Informed Educator examines the benefits of alternative school schedules--especially whether moving to an alternative schedule positively affects student achievement. Research related to extending time in school, block scheduling, year-round education, and changing school start times, as are ways of planning and implementing scheduling changes. 2008. http://www.edreadysearch.org/search/item_preview.cfm?assetid=27576 |
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Making Time: What Research Says About Re-Organizing School Schedules
This brief provides information on time and its relationship to learning, a history of the school calendar, current length of the school day and year, and international instructional time comparisons. In addition, the following different types of alternative scheduling are discussed: year-round schools, block scheduling, 4-day school week, scheduling for teen sleep needs, and full-day kindergarten. The brief provides information on how educators can best utilize time by scheduling to both meet the needs of struggling students and provide teacher planning and professional development time. Finally, information on two issues that arise during implementation of strategies for increasing instructional time are discussed: cost and child care. This section is followed by a list of "Things to Consider." 2006. http://www.centerforpubliceducation.org/site/apps/nlnet/content3.aspx?c=lvIXIiN0JwE&b=5117361&ct=6857713¬oc=1 |
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How Does Time Affect Learning?
A common assumption among those concerned about improving student achievement is that the more time students spend in school, the more they will learn. Yet the relationship of time to learning is neither as direct nor as simple as it may seem. 2001. http://www.edreadysearch.org/search/item_preview.cfm?assetid=17975 |
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Instructional Time and Student Achievement
This resource provides information to assist in answering the question as to whether there is a relationship between extended learning time and student achievement. 2005. http://www.ascd.org/publications/researchbrief/v3n10/toc.aspx |
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Time to Learn
This resource provides a discussion of the distinction between allocated time and academic learning time and the importance of student engagement, standards and instructional time, English Language Learners needing additional time, the relationship between instructional time and conceptual learning, what some are doing to find more time, and the costs of adding more instructional time. 2007. http://www.aera.net/uploadedFiles/Journals_and_Publications/Research_Points/RP_Winter07.pdf |
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Extending the School Day and Year
In an effort to raise student achievement, some schools are experimenting with lengthening the school day or year. What is the impact of this strategy? What are the most important considerations when implementing this type of reform? This ReadySearchTM provides resources to inform thinking about this type of scheduling change. http://www.edreadysearch.org/readysearch/?rs=41 |
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Four-Day School Week
In order to address budget concerns, some schools are shifting to a 4-day school week. When considering a shift to this type of schedule, educators will want to know about activities in other states, the effects of the 4-day schedule, implementation, concerns about this type of schedule, stakeholder perceptions, student achievement, and fiscal impact. The resources in this ReadySearchTM address these topics. http://www.edreadysearch.org/readysearch/?rs=45 |
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Full-Day Kindergarten
Do children learn more in full-day kindergarten? What are the differences between full-day and half-day programs? How common are full-day kindergarten programs? This ReadySearch TM provides information to help answer these questions. http://www.edreadysearch.org/readysearch/?rs=40 |
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Block Scheduling
Do students perform better under block schedules or traditional schedules? Do some types of block scheduling produce better results than others? These are some of the questions examined in the resources included in this ReadySearchTM. http://www.edreadysearch.org/readysearch/?rs=46 |
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School Start Times
Do teenagers need more sleep? Does changing school start times have an impact on teenagers' school achievement? The resources in this ReadySearchTM are provided to inform thinking on this topic. http://www.edreadysearch.org/readysearch/?rs=47 |
