Retention of Academic Skills Over the Summer Months in Alternative and Traditional Calendar Schools
Alternative calendar schools are increasingly popular alternatives to the traditional nine-month school year and a three-month summer vacation. One purported advantage of a shorter summer vacation is the greater retention of academic material because there is less time to "forget" what was...
Main Author: | Nofsinger, Christy |
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Format: | Others |
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TopSCHOLAR®
1999
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Online Access: | http://digitalcommons.wku.edu/theses/736 http://digitalcommons.wku.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1739&context=theses |
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