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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Maltese, Adam V.; Tai, Robert H.; Fan, Xitao – High School Journal, 2012
Even with the history of debate over the merits of homework, there are significant gaps in the research record regarding its benefit to students. The focus of this study is on the association between time spent on homework and academic performance in science and math by assessing survey and transcript data from two nationally representative…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Homework, Achievement Tests, Correlation
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Wyss, Vanessa L.; Tai, Robert H.; Sadler, Philip M. – High School Journal, 2007
This paper focuses on the influence of high school science class size on students' achievement in introductory college science courses and on the variation of teacher practice across class size. Surveys collected information about high school science class experiences from 2754 biology, 3521 chemistry, and 1903 physics students across 36 public…
Descriptors: Physics, College Science, Multiple Regression Analysis, Academic Achievement
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Dexter, Kirsten M.; Tai, Robert H.; Sadler, Philip M. – High School Journal, 2006
This study compares frequencies of instructional practices across differing scheduling plans (Traditional and Block plans), and explores the association between high school scheduling plans and college science preparation, using introductory college science grades as the outcome measure. More than 7000 students enrolled in introductory college…
Descriptors: Block Scheduling, Comparative Analysis, College Preparation, Introductory Courses