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1. The Effects of Modified School Calendars on Student Achievement and on School and Community Attitudes. (EJ674001)

Author(s):	Cooper, Harris; Valentine, Jeffrey C.; Charlton, Kelly; Melson, April
Source:	Review of Educational Research, v73 n1 p1-52 Spr 2003

Pub Date:	2003-00-00
Pub Type(s):	Information Analyses; Journal Articles
Peer Reviewed:	Yes

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Academic Achievement; Community Attitudes; Economically Disadvantaged; Elementary Secondary Education; School Attitudes; School Schedules

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Synthesizes studies of the effects of modifying the academic calendar in grades K-12 to do away with the long summer break without increasing the length of the school year. Findings show that evidence on such modification is weak, but that modified calendars are associated with higher achievement for economically disadvantaged students. (SLD)

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2. Making the Most of Summer School: A Meta-Analytic and Narrative Review. (EJ630022)

Author(s):	Cooper, Harris; Charlton, Kelly; Valentine, Jeff C.; Muhlenbruck, Laura
Source:	Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development, v65 n1 p1-118 2000

Pub Date:	2000-00-00
Pub Type(s):	Information Analyses; Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Peer Reviewed:	Yes

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Academic Achievement; Age Differences; Comparative Analysis; Compensatory Education; Effect Size; Elementary Secondary Education; Literature Reviews; Meta Analysis; Outcomes of Education; Parent Participation; Social Differences; Socioeconomic Status; Summer Schools

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Used meta-analytic and narrative procedures to integrate results of 93 evaluations of summer school. Found that summer programs focusing on remedial or accelerated learning or other goals impacted positively on participants' knowledge and skills. Middle class students showed larger positive effects than disadvantaged students. Remedial programs had larger effects when the program was relatively s Note:The following two links are not-applicable for text-based browsers or screen-reading software. Show Hide Full Abstract

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3. The Effects of Summer Vacation on Achievement Test Scores: A Narrative and Meta-Analytic Review. (EJ596384)

Author(s):	Cooper, Harris; Nye, Barbara; Charlton, Kelly; Lindsay, James; Greathouse, Scott
Source:	Review of Educational Research, v66 n3 p227-68 Fall 1996

Pub Date:	1996-00-00
Pub Type(s):	Information Analyses; Journal Articles
Peer Reviewed:	Yes

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Academic Achievement; Achievement Tests; Elementary Education; Elementary School Students; Meta Analysis; School Schedules; Scores; Vacations

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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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