The Effects of Summer Vacation on Achievement Test Scores: A Narrative and Meta-Analytic Review.

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Title: The Effects of Summer Vacation on Achievement Test Scores: A Narrative and Meta-Analytic Review.

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Title:	The Effects of Summer Vacation on Achievement Test Scores: A Narrative and Meta-Analytic Review.
Authors:	Cooper, Harris; Nye, Barbara; Charlton, Kelly; Lindsay, James; Greathouse, Scott
Descriptors:	Academic Achievement; Achievement Tests; Elementary Education; Elementary School Students; Meta Analysis; School Schedules; Scores; Vacations
Source:	Review of Educational Research, v66 n3 p227-68 Fall 1996
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Publisher:	N/A
Publication Date:	1996-00-00
Pages:	N/A
Pub Types:	Information Analyses; Journal Articles
Abstract:	A review of 39 studies indicates that achievement-test scores decline over summer vacation. Meta-analysis results from combining the 13 most recent studies indicate that the summer loss equals about one month on a grade-level equivalent scale. Discusses implications for school calendar changes. Contains 68 references. (SLD)
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Note:	Research supported by the Center for Research in Social Behavior, University of Missouri-Columbia and the Center for Excellence for Research and Policy on Basic Skills, University of Tennessee.
Identifiers:	Narrative Inquiry
Record Type:	Journal
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ISBN:	N/A
ISSN:	ISSN-0034-6543
Audiences:	N/A
Languages:	English
Education Level:	Elementary Education