THE EFFECT OF THE SUMMER VACATION ON ABILITY IN THE FUNDAMENTALS OF ARITHMETIC This investigation was undertaken primarily for the purpose of ascertaining the influence that the summer vacation has on arimetical ability, with a view to locating weak points needing emphasis on return to school. Inasmuch as the school has a cosmopolitan population including children of varying economic and social environment, three distinct types of vacations were recognized; the vacation spent in play, the vacation spent in work and the vacation spent in study. The comparative influences of these three types of vacations on the ability in fundamentals were studied. The measuring instrument used was the Courtis Test in Fundamentals, Series B. Form 1 was used in June 1918 and Form 2 was used in September 1918. All four tests, that is, addition, subtraction, multiplication and division were given.
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