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Direct linkGibbens, Brian; Williams, Mary A.; Strain, Anna K.; Hoff, Courtney D. M. – College and University, 2015
Curricula at most colleges and universities in the United States are scheduled according to quarters or semesters. While each schedule has several potential advantages over the other, it is unclear what effect each has on student performance. This study compares biology student performance during the two and a half years before and after the 1999…
Descriptors: Biology, Quarter System, Semester System, Scheduling
Peer reviewedRaphael, Dennis; Wahlstrom, Merlin – Canadian Journal of Education, 1986
Results from the Second International Science Study showed achievement differences in biology and chemistry tended to favor Ontario students enrolled in non-semestered classes, but attitude findings were more favorable among students in semestered schools. (LMO)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Biology, Chemistry, Foreign Countries
