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Longer School Day = More Learning? Not Necessarily(2/2) ( 本次听写约181词 )

【我的听写】

More class time should mean better results. This is the thinking at least. Yet a 2001 study found that secondary schools with traditional schedules had higher test scores by comparison. Schools with block scheduling did have higher scores in science though. In any case, the study agreed with earlier findings that students feel better about their schools in systems with nontraditional scheduling. So how useful is a longer school day? Not surprisingly, the policy experts at Indiana say it is what educators do with the extra time that has the largest effect on student learning. They note a criticism that education leaders often make scheduling changes without changing the learning enviroment of a school. The experts say teachers must be trained to use the added time effectively. Professional development is needed. The report notes that simply adding time to a program that is not very good or very interesting will not increase student learning. Community support is also valuable for any changes. And there is another consideration. Schools may need a lot of extra money to pay for an extended day.

【我的总结与翻译】

总结：
More class time should mean better results. This is the thinking, at least. Yet a 2001 study found that secondary schools with traditional schedules had higher test scores by comparison. Schools with block scheduling did have higher scores in science, though. In any case, the study agreed with earlier findings that students feel better about their schools in systems with nontraditional scheduling.

更多的教学时间就可能意味着带来更多好的结果，至少，人们是这么认为了。然而，2001年的一项研究发现通过比较，采用传统时间表的中学，他们的测试成绩要高些。尽管进行长班教学的学校他们在科学方面的成绩更高些。 总之，该研究与早期的发现是一致的：学生们感觉学校采用非传统时间表制度更好些。

So how useful is a longer school day? Not surprisingly, the policy experts at Indiana say it is what educators do with the extra time that has the largest effect on student learning. They note a criticism that education leaders often make scheduling changes without changing the learning enviroment of a school.

那么，延长在校时间究竟能带来多少益处呢？印地安那大学的政策专家认为这毫不奇怪，因为正是教育人士利用额外时间所教授的内容能对学生学习有着积极的影响。他们还注意到一则评论，即教育界领导人通常只改变学校的时间表，而不改善学校的学习环境。

The experts say teachers must be trained to use the added time effectively. Professional development is needed. The report notes that simply adding time to a program that is not very good or very interesting will not increase student learning.

专业人士还表示应该对老师进行培训，让他们有效地利用这些额外的时间，并且专业方面的提升也是必需的。研究报告指出对一个教学计划仅仅增加教学时间并不很明智，这并不能提高学生的学习兴趣。

Community support is also valuable for any changes. And there is another consideration. Schools may need a lot of extra money to pay for an extended day.

社会的支持有利于任何调整。但还应考虑另一方面，各学校可能需要很多额外的资金为延长的教学时间买单。

posted on 2007-09-25 08:27 echo 阅读(113) 评论(1)  编辑  收藏 网摘收藏