Question

A high school increased the length of the school day from 6.5 to 7.5 hours. Students who wished to attend this high school were required to sign contracts pledging to put forth their best effort on their school work and to obey the school rules; if they did not wish to do so, they could attend another high school in the district. At the end of one year, student performance on statewide tests had increased by ten percentage points over the previous year. Does this improvement prove that a longer school day improves student achievement? No Yes

Answer 1

Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

No

The time spent in school is only one factor. There are others.

1. They are required to sign contracts. These contracts state that

• They must put forth their best effort.
• They must obey school rules.
• They had the option of going elsewhere. Their attendance at that school was a privilege not a right.
• The students were subjected to an attitude that the school had within its walls.

2. Likely the students did so well was because, they had privileges not rights.