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Download full textGeorgia State Dept. of Education, Atlanta. Office of Research, Evaluation, and Assessment. – 2000
This review focuses on 128 high schools in Georgia that have completed at least one full year under block scheduling. Information presented includes scores on the Georgia High School Graduation Tests, Scholastic Assessment Test scores, and Advanced Placement examination scores. The review is merely a summary of selected descriptive information,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Block Scheduling, High Schools, Scores
Reichstetter, Rosemary; Baenen, Nancy – Wake County Public School System, 2005
In 2003-04, 11 Wake County Public School System (WCPSS) high schools moved from a traditional student schedule of six full-year courses to a block schedule of four courses each semester (4x4). Implementation went fairly smoothly, with 90% of teachers trained prior to the change. Academic course opportunities and course enrollment numbers increased…
Descriptors: Counties, School Districts, High Schools, Public Schools
