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ERIC Number: EJ596384
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1996
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ISSN: ISSN-0034-6543
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The Effects of Summer Vacation on Achievement Test Scores: A Narrative and Meta-Analytic Review.
Cooper, Harris; Nye, Barbara; Charlton, Kelly; Lindsay, James; Greathouse, Scott
Review of Educational Research, v66 n3 p227-68 Fall 1996
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)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Meta Analysis, School Schedules, Scores, Vacations
Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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IES Cited: ED483108; ED492619; ED505962; ED558157; ED545233