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Peer reviewedSchroth, 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
Peer reviewedHamdy, 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
Download full textMcCoy, Mary Helen S. – 1998
To offer insights into scheduling strategies, this paper presents the effects of block scheduling in one rural public secondary school. This case study revolves around three questions: (1) "What prompted the school's move to block scheduling?"; (2) "How was block scheduling implemented?"; and (3) "How has block scheduling affected perceptions of…
Descriptors: Block Scheduling, Educational Environment, Flexible Scheduling, High Schools
Lister, Robert J. – 1997
School officials have tried various scheduling strategies to strengthen curriculums. One such strategy, block scheduling, affected the operation of Portsmouth High School, in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. This status report examines the use of block scheduling over a 2.5 year period and focuses on how this change influenced people, curriculum, test…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Block Scheduling, Case Studies, Children
Peer reviewedRussell, 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
Wallace, Ivan, Ed. – 1997
This proceedings includes the following papers: "Multimedia Case Studies--Business Reality for Students" (Agneberg); "Interactive Development and Design--A Business Approach" (Agneberg); "Ethics Instruction for Workforce Development" (Arnold); "Career Development Focus in Lincoln County" (Beam);…
Descriptors: Block Scheduling, Business Education, Career Development, Case Studies
Miller, Greg, Ed. – 2000
These proceedings contain 48 presentations and 15 poster abstracts. Papers include "Computer Tasks Required in Selected Undergraduate Agriculture Courses" (Johnson, Ferguson, Vokinnns, Lester); "College of Agriculture Faculty Perceptions of Electronic Technologies in Teaching" (Dooley, Murphy); "Steering Through Turbulent…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Agribusiness, Agricultural Education, Agricultural Sciences
