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Download full textLevin, Henry M. – IFG Policy Perspectives, 1984
Although policymakers have recently tended to call for longer school days or years, such reforms might be ineffective or counterproductive if they fail to take into account the interactions between time and other determinants of learning, including the role of the student in allocating time. Research has shown that the amount of learning is a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary Secondary Education, Extended School Day, Extended School Year
Hossler, Carol-Anne; And Others – Policy Bulletin: Consortium on Educational Policy Studies, 1988
This bulletin reviews selected research on the relationship of increased instructional time to student achievement. Different ways of increasing time are discussed, including lengthening the school year and the school day, reallocating time within the day to allow more time for instruction, improving teachers' management skills, and increasing…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, Extended School Day
Suarez, Tanya M.; And Others – Policy Brief, 1991
This policy brief was written to provide the North Carolina State Board of Education with a summary of research on enhancing effective instructional time. The impetus for extending school time appears to stem from two primary sources: international comparisons, and research on the relationship between time and learning. Research findings indicate…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Effectiveness
Durkin, Lisa Lyons, Ed. – First Teacher, 1996
These six theme-oriented newsletter issues present specific curriculum planning ideas and activities for teachers of young children. The theme of the January/February 1996 issue is "Children's Literature." This issue focuses on library utilization, props, telling and creating stories, and bookmaking for children. The theme of the…
Descriptors: Activity Units, Childrens Literature, Classroom Techniques, Community Characteristics
Rocha, Ramon M., Ed. – Perceptions, 1988
This special journal section contains five major articles concerned with the education of children with disabilities, especially with emotional or behavioral disorders. The lead article by Ramon M. Rocha and Susan McCue, discusses the education of emotionally disturbed (ED) students in New York State as directed by the Commissioner of Education's…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Cultural Differences, Educational Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education
Loeher, Larry, Ed; And Others – The TA at UCLA Newsletter, 1983
Three issues of a University of California, Los Angeles, (UCLA) newsletter by and for teaching assistants (TAs) are presented. Each issue focuses on one of these themes: where to go, experiential learning, and peer group learning. Topics include: TA minigrants up to $250.00 that are funded by UCLA Office of Instructional Development through the TA…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, College Libraries, Counseling Services, Education Work Relationship
NAEP Facts, 1997
This document analyzes responses to questions included in a national assessment of knowledge of U.S. history and geography in an attempt to determine the relationship between study habits and academic performance. The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) 1994 asked 4th-, 8th-, and 12th-grade students specific questions regarding…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Geography
Burns, Mary Dooley; And Others – 1986
This curriculum guide was developed to help vocational teachers and family educators to design and deliver employer-sponsored seminars for employees as well as community-based adult education programs. The curriculum is intended to help working parents improve their ability to meet their personal wants and needs as well as the demands of their…
Descriptors: Course Content, Day Care, Dual Career Family, Educational Resources
Peer reviewedHo, Kwok Keung, Ed. – New Horizons in Education, 1998
The annual issue of the journal of the Hong Kong Teachers Association includes these articles: "The Time Management Issue of Tertiary Students: An Investigation of Tuition Conductors in Singapore" (Tai Chee Wong, Jessie Yuk Yong Wong); "The Analysis of the Phenomena of Parkinson in Course of School Management" (Ying Xiu Yang)…
Descriptors: Chinese, College Students, Comparative Education, Educational Policy
