Teacher Practical Guidance:

Summer Vacation Length

Category: External

Rank Order

93

Effect Size

-0.04

Achievement Gain %

-2

How-To Strategies

How-To Resources

References

Cooper, Nye, Charlton, Lindsay, & Greathouse (1996). The Effects of Summer Vacation on Achievement Test Scores: A Narrative and Meta-Analytic Review. Review of Educational Research.

Summer Vacation Length

DEFINITION

The influence of different lengths and timing of the summer vacation on student performance upon return. link

DATA

  • 1 meta-analysis review

  • 39 research studies

  • 1 Confidence level. Hattie (2023) p. 155

 

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