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Anastasi, Jeffrey S. – Teaching of Psychology, 2007
Faculty and administrators often believe that abbreviated courses are less effective than the same courses taught during a full semester. This study examined student academic performance and course evaluations for identical courses taught during abbreviated summer sessions or during regular semester sessions. Contrary to popular convention,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Student Attitudes, Higher Education, Courses
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Brackenbury, Robert L. – Educational Research Quarterly, 1978
A graduate course in educational philosophy, having a uniform number of hours and the same instructor, was taken by eight different groups over three different periods of time: 15 weeks, 7-8 weeks, or 4 weekends. No significant differences were found in final examination scores among any of the groups. (GDC)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Course Evaluation, Course Organization, Educational Philosophy