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Hemlata Karki; Sonam Jamtsho; Mon Bahadur Basnet – Journal of the International Society for Teacher Education, 2024
The purpose of this action research was to study the potential of block time lesson planning (BTLP) as a viable alternative to detailed daily lesson planning in managing teachers' workloads. The study delved into primary responsibilities of a teacher such as resourcing lessons, carrying out assessments and daily lesson planning as workloads. A…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Secondary School Teachers, Faculty Workload, Block Scheduling
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Reid J. Smith; Pamela C. Snow; Tanya A. Serry; Lorraine S. Hammond – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2025
Purpose: We report the qualitative findings from a survey of elementary teachers regarding reading instruction. The purpose is to extend on quantitative findings in a previously described survey to gain a more in-depth understanding of Australian elementary teachers' approaches to the literacy block in their schools: how this is used, who makes…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Behavior, Teacher Administrator Relationship
Corley, Edward L. – 2001
This is a followup study of teacher perceptions regarding block scheduling. The original study was done in 1996 at a small city high school in a predominantly rural county in Ohio. At that time, lack of communication was found to be the central theme in the resistance that emerged. This paper is based on data from written responses to open-ended…
Descriptors: Block Scheduling, Educational Change, Followup Studies, Secondary School Teachers
Calvery, Robert; Sheets, Glenn; Bell, David – 1999
This study examined one public school system's change in its scheduling format from a seven-period day to block scheduling. This longer uninterrupted instructional time, usually lasting 90 minutes, provides for fewer classes and transitions per day, and the completion of more course credits during the school year. Participants were 200 high school…
Descriptors: Block Scheduling, High School Students, High Schools, Secondary School Teachers
Hackmann, Donald G.; Hecht, Janet E.; Harmston, Matt T.; Pliska, Ann-Maureen; Ziomek, Robert L. – 2001
This study examined the relationship between school scheduling format and average composite scores on the ACT Assessment after controlling for lifestyle factors, gender, school enrollment levels, number of examinees, and years under the scheduling model. The participants were 38,089 high schools seniors in 568 public high schools in Iowa and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Block Scheduling, College Entrance Examinations, High School Seniors
Fletcher, Richard K., Jr. – 1997
During the past 4 years block scheduling has been adopted by a majority of the high schools in Middle Tennessee. This paper presents findings of a study that explored the effects of the new schedule. Data were gathered from a questionnaire that was completed by 280 teachers and approximately 2,000 students from 6 high schools in the region. Both…
Descriptors: Block Scheduling, High Schools, Homework, Parent Attitudes
Davis-Wiley, Patricia; Cozart, Angela – 1996
The block schedule is fast becoming the new instructional delivery format of choice for the 1990s in American secondary schools. This paper presents findings of a study that examined the effects of changing from a six-period day to a four-block schedule on two large high schools in Knox County, Tennessee. Part I of the study examined the…
Descriptors: Block Scheduling, Curriculum Design, High Schools, Parent Attitudes
Thomas, Cheryl; O'Connell, Raymond W. – 1997
Although parents are key stakeholders in the educational process, their perceptions are often neglected in studies of school reform. This paper presents findings of a study that explored the attitudes of parents of New York State high school students toward block scheduling. A survey of all parents of 11th and 12th graders in a rural New York high…
Descriptors: Block Scheduling, High Schools, Parent Attitudes, Parent Participation
Corley, Ed – 1997
A study of teacher perceptions regarding a proposal to adopt block scheduling was done at a small-city high school located in a predominantly rural county. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 7 selected teachers from the faculty of 41. Lack of communication was found to be the central theme in the resistance that emerged. This paper…
Descriptors: Block Scheduling, Communication (Thought Transfer), Educational Change, Educational Innovation
Snyder, Dave – 1992
This paper describes the 2-year outcomes of one high school's implementation of an intensive 4-block schedule. The study at Angola High School (Indiana) compared schoolwide grade-point averages (GPAs), standardized test scores, attendance data, and disciplinary records to school-baseline data from the 2 years prior to implementation of the block…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attendance, Block Scheduling, Discipline