Date of Award
2014
Publisher
North Dakota State University
Document Type
Master's Paper
Degree Awarded
Education Specialist (EdS)
Program
Educational Leadership
Department
School of Education
College
Human Sciences and Education
Faculty Advisor
Hall, Thomas E.
Description
The purpose of this study was to determine what impact the four-day school week had on the Dakota STEP test by comparing four-day schools to themselves three years before their switch to their Dakota STEP test scores in 2009 – 2011. The four-day schools were then compared to similar five-day schools’ performance on the Dakota STEP test to determine if four-day schools were outperforming their five-day counterparts. In addition to these quantitative comparisons, a survey was sent to four-day school administrators to discover what perceptions principals had of the four-day school week, what perceptions superintendents had of the four-day school week, and how teachers utilize the non-contact day.
Recommended Citation
Hedtke, Joel Timothy, "The Four-Day versus the Five-Day School Week: A Comparative Study of South Dakota Schools" (2014). Education. 157.
https://digitalcommons.ndsu.edu/education/157
Rights
NDSU Policy 190.6.2
Rights Link
https://www.ndsu.edu/fileadmin/policy/190.pdf
Handle Identifier
https://hdl.handle.net/10365/23230