Theme |
New changes in American school year to (1) student learning. |
Main Changes |
●(2) school year; ●(3) school year to avoid a long summer vacation; ●later start times of school day, expecting better learning effects; ●block scheduling to provide time for (4) subjects |
Research Findings on the Changes |
Long school time doesn't (5) mean better results. Traditional schedules and block scheduling each have its own (6) as fas as test scores are concerned, but students feel (7) about their schools in system with the changed scheduling. |
Determining Factors |
what educators do with the extra time |
Suggested Counter- measures(对策) |
●Education leaders must change the learning environment while making (8) in school schedules. ●Educators' professional (9) must be taken into consideration. ●There must be (10) support for the new changes besides extra money needed. |