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EJ596384 TM522245
Title: The Effects of Summer Vacation on Achievement Test Scores: A Narrative and Meta-Analytic Review.
Author(s): Cooper, Harris; Nye, Barbara; Charlton, Kelly; Lindsay, James; Greathouse, Scott
Source: Review of Educational Research, v66 n3 p227-68 Fall 1996
Publication Date: 1996
Notes:Research supported by the Center for Research in Social Behavior, University of Missouri-Columbia and the Center for Excellence for Research and Policy on Basic Skills, University of Tennessee.
ISSN: 0034-6543
Language: English
Document Type: Information Analysis (070); Journal articles (080)
Journal Announcement: CIJMAY2000
A review of 39 studies indicates that achievement-test scores decline over summer
vacation. Meta-analysis results from combining the 13 most recent studies indicate
that the summer loss equals about one month on a grade-level equivalent scale.
Discusses implications for school calendar changes. Contains 68 references. (SLD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement; *Achievement Tests; Elementary
Education; Elementary School Students; *Meta Analysis; *School Schedules; *Scores;
*Vacations
Identifiers: Narrative Inquiry
