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Student Satisfaction and Achievement Related to Organizational Structure: A Study on Semestering in Junior High.

Sharman, Rex G. – Education Canada, 1989

Examines effects of academic year division on junior high school student satisfaction. Reports no relationship between semester organization and student satisfaction or achievement, although students report dissatisfaction with the length of certain classes. Advanced English students were more satisfied with semester courses than general English…

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Foreign Countries, Junior High Schools, Program Design

The Educational, Fiscal, and Access Implications of the Fall Academic Calendar. The Report of the Academic Calendar Task Force.

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Armstrong, William B. – 1991

In 1991, California's San Diego Community College District (SDCCD) formed a task force to investigate the effects of adopting academic calendars that end either before or after the winter holidays. To gather information, the task force performed a grade distribution analysis among district college students to determine the impact of fall semester…

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Planning, Community Colleges, Feasibility Studies