One concern that merits the attention of the educational research community is the growing trend toward shorter study abroad programs. Study abroad offerings in which students have traditionally enrolled for academic credit were primarily either a semester or a year in length. The recent Open Doors (2005) report reveals that the growth of study…

This study was designed to measure how the length of the school day affects the academic achievement of kindergarten children. A total of 189 kindergarten children were divided into two groups. The study group consisted of 131 children from five classes who attended class for a full school day, and the control group consisted of 58 children from…

Compares the relative effects of three different kindergarten schedules (all-day, half-day, alternating day) on 216 children's end-of-the-year achievement and prosocial classroom behaviors. All-day kindergarten children scored higher on achievement than the other groups. Alternating day kindergarten children were lower on negative social behavior…

Using an 18-item form, residency program directors rated residency performance of graduates (n=401) of a 3- and a 4-year medical school program at Loyola University of Chicago. Three-year program graduates showed less strength in background medical knowledge and experience using research data. The only marked differences were in surgery and…

Outcomes of three teacher preparation programs for individuals seeking certification in secondary teaching areas at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, were compared. The first is the traditional four-year undergraduate program culminating in a BS/BA degree and teacher certification. A second group of students are postbaccalaureates who have…

The relationship between achievement and method of individualized instruction and testing was investigated using a class of 32 community college students. Construction of the mastery tests was described. For the class as a whole, students in a mastery-by-module group had slightly, but not significantly, higher scores than students in a…