Re: Length of class period info needed

[bob foley <foleyr@UWSTOUT.EDU>]

At 06:11 PM 5/13/96 -0400, you wrote:
> Local forces want to change the scheduling of classes at our
> regional/comprehensive institution.  (Physics offers a B.S. and M.S., but no
> Ph.D.)  Lecture classes currently meet in 50 min periods.  The proposed
> schedule would lengthen the class period to 75 min and reduce the number of
:
:
  Any references, especially to physics teaching, would be greatly
> appreciated.
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At our school we recently went from 50 minute period to 55 minute
periods, not much change, not much effect. However, while I was 
attending college, etc,  it was "well accepted" that learning (really 
retention of concepts) is better with more exposures to the material
in shorter periods than one exposure in a longer period.  However,
my field is not education so I do not have references.  Perhaps one
should contact an education list, there must several out there. 

foleyr@uwstout.edu