Date of Award
3-2011
Document Type
Thesis
Department
Mathematics
First Advisor
Todd Frauenholtz
Second Advisor
Randy Westhoff
Third Advisor
Glen Richgels
Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to explore the effects of a year round calendar on math scores at the high school level. Students forget facts, especially math facts, over long extended breaks. Year round calendars aim to address this dilemma by minimizing long breaks from learning. The results of year round calendars have been mixed. Some schools have reported both academic and monetary gains after switching from a traditional calendar, while other schools have seen modest gains in student learning. All studies cited in this paper report that at-risk and low socioeconomic students benefit academically from a year round calendar. Since no studies in this paper have shown that year round calendars hurt students academically and all show that they help at-risk students, the change from a traditional calendar to a year round calendar should be explored by schools.
Recommended Citation
Nohner, Matthew, "Year-Round Calendars at the High School Level" (2011). Mathematics Graduate Theses. 22.
https://pines.bemidjistate.edu/thesis-math/22
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