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The Effects of Block Scheduling on Student Performance.
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Schroth, Gwen; Dixon, Jean – International Journal of Educational Reform, 1996
Despite considerable documentation and implementation of block scheduling, there is little evidence that it achieves an increase in student understanding of subject material. Field research that examined seventh-grade math achievement scores in block scheduled and regular schools showed that none of the anticipated results were realized regarding…
Descriptors: Block Scheduling, Educational Change, Grade 7, Influences
The Road We Traveled: Scheduling in the 4 X 4 Block.
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Queen, J. Allen; And Others – NASSP Bulletin, 1997
An evaluation of the 4 X 4 block schedule used in three North Carolina high schools elicited strong support from teachers, students, and parents. Schools planning to implement this model should review D. G. Hackman's guidelines covering faculty input, feedback procedures, training opportunities, teacher fatigue, holidays, classroom monitoring,…
Descriptors: Block Scheduling, Guidelines, High Schools, Parent Attitudes
Principals' Perceptions of Block Scheduling.
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Hamdy, Mona; Urich, Ted – American Secondary Education, 1998
Summarizes results of a nationwide survey to determine secondary principals' attitudes toward selected aspects of block scheduling. All 69 participants (from 10 states) expressed full support for block scheduling. Many principals expressed concerns about student maturity, sequential course offerings, and time spent on homework. Schedule…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Block Scheduling, Class Size, Educational Benefits
Program Evaluation: Getting Started and Doing It Right.
Chase, Elaine; Mutter, David A.; Nichols, W. Randolph – American School Board Journal, 1999
Provides evaluation snapshots of nine programs operated by the Chesapeake (Virginia) Public Schools to illustrate the importance of ongoing program assessment. Advises evaluators to use teamwork, employ a full-time evaluator, utilize consultants as needed, write annual management plans, involve school division administrators, and meet regularly.…
Descriptors: Acceleration (Education), Block Scheduling, Cost Effectiveness, Elementary Secondary Education
Block Scheduling the High School: The Effects on Achievement, Behavior, and Student-Teacher Relationships.
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Eineder, Dale V.; Bishop, Harold L. – NASSP Bulletin, 1997
An Ohio high school staff's action-research project examined effects of a recently implemented block-scheduling arrangement on student achievement, behavior, and student-teacher relations. Results support other research: students earned higher grade point averages, more students attained the honor roll, disciplinary referrals were reduced,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Action Research, Block Scheduling, Educational Benefits
Relationships between the Implementation of Middle-Level Program Concepts and Students Achievement.
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Russell, Jill F. – Journal of Curriculum and Supervision, 1997
Examines possible relationships between student achievement and implementation of middle-level program concepts within 10 middle/junior high schools of a large, urban school district. Middle-level programming was positively related to student achievement, although relationships were small, considering the overall influence of past achievement.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Block Scheduling, Core Curriculum, Developmentally Appropriate Practices