Measuring the Effects of Instructional Time on Student Learning: Evidence from the Beginning Teacher Evaluation Study.

Brown, Byron, W.; Saks, Daniel H.

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Publication Date: 1986

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Measuring the Effects of Instructional Time on Student Learning: Evidence from the Beginning Teacher Evaluation Study.

Brown, Byron, W.; Saks, Daniel H.

American Journal of Education, v94 n4 p480-500 Aug 1986

Examines whether learning rates vary across students, teachers, and subject matter as a function of instructional time. Offers a model of the relationship between time and learning. Discovers that the varying positive effects of instructional time on reading and mathematics achievement depend on teachers' and students' initial ability. (ETS)

Descriptors: Academic Ability, Classroom Research, Learning, Mathematics Achievement, Outcomes of Education, Prior Learning, Reading Achievement, Teacher Influence, Time on Task

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative

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Language: English

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