Table 5 Time spent in transitions and mathematics/science instruction
From: Elementary content specialization: models, affordances, and constraints
ECS M | Self-contained M | M by ECS model | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A | B | C | D | E | F | |||
Mathematics | ||||||||
Total minutes of between-classroom transition time per day | 27 | 29 | 24.0 | 25.4 | 37.8 | 32.3 | 26.3 | |
Total minutes of within-classroom transition time per day | 11 | 15 | 11.7 | 10.8 | 9.0 | 8.5 | 11.0 | |
Minutes spent per class of students in mathematics instruction per week | 361 | 331 | 326.7 | 376.8 | 300.0 | 397.5 | 340.0 | |
Science | ||||||||
Total minutes of between-classroom transition time per day | 24 | 22 | 20.0 | 25.0 | 26.5 | 21.5 | N/A | |
Total minutes of within-classroom transition time per day | 11 | 13 | 11.0 | 15.3 | 3.0 | 11.8 | 4.9 | |
Minutes spent per class of students in science instruction per week | 186* | 109* | 242.5 | 164.4 | 240.0 | 280.0 | 138.8 | |