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Sandoval-Hernandez, Andres; Aghakasiri, Parisa; Wild, Justin; Rutkowski, David – International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement, 2013
Increasing the number of hours students spend in school each year, on the assumption that this will improve student achievement, has become a widespread trend. However, the analysis reported here suggests that this trend can be misguided: the time students spend in the classroom is not always positively related to their academic achievement.…
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, Educational Practices, Educational Policy, Policy Analysis
Darch, Craig; And Others – 1987
Several evaluation formats were used to examine the impact that the Direct Instruction Model had on 600 selected students in Williamsburg County, South Carolina, over a 7-year period. The performance of students in the Direct Instruction Model was contrasted with the performance of similar students (on the basis of family income, ethnicity,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Comparative Analysis, Educational Improvement