Search results for "Vacances scolaires"
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Premier juillet : l'école est-elle réellement finie ?
1998
One often thinks that the long period of summer holidays has negative effects on the knowledge of pupils. A study undertaken in a junior secondary school in Côte d'Or (France) brings more optimistic results. Indeed, the sampled students are found on average not only to retain their knowledge, but also sometimes, and more frequently when they come from economicly richer backgrounds, to even improve their scores between June and September, and this all the more when they have studied during the period.
Trêve estivale et compétition scolaire : les parents maintiennent la pression
2001
International audience
Les activités scolaires des élèves durant les congés d'été et leurs conséquences sur le niveau des connaissances à la rentrée
2001
International audience
Les vacances d'été nuisent-elles aux acquisitions scolaires ?
1999
International audience; The length of summer holidays is often seen as having negative consequences on pupuls' learning and knowledge. The result of a research study carried out in a Côte d'Or secondary school bring a more qualified view. These results go against popular opinion which holds that school holidays are too long and cause pupils to forget things learnt during the previous school year. Indeed, on average across the sample studied, not only do pupils not forget their knowledge, but some, and in particular those from more favoured backgrounds, improve their knowledge between June and September, and all the more so as they have worked during the summer. This article describes first …