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ERIC Number: EJ640968
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2002
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ISSN: ISSN-0031-7217
Changing the Pace of School: Slowing Down the Day To Improve the Quality of Learning.
Wood, Chip
Phi Delta Kappan, v83 n7 p545-50 Mar 2002
Asserts that to improve student achievement, teachers must have more quality time to teach and students to learn. Recommends several time-related changes in public schools, such as allowing time for indepth learning, investigation, and contemplation by narrowing the scope of the curriculum and lengthening time blocks. (PKP)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary Secondary Education, Teaching Methods, Time Factors (Learning)
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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