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Block Scheduling: Successful Strategies for Middle Schools.

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Peterson, David W.; Schmidt, Chad; Flottmeyer, Ellen; Weincke, Sarah – 2000

In this paper, educators in a suburban middle school promote the positive educational outcomes from an alternating-day block schedule at their middle school. Comparisons are cited in student achievement and school climate indicators between the block schedule and the eight-period day with shorter classes. The paper cites several advantages of the…

Descriptors: Block Scheduling, Classroom Environment, Educational Improvement, Instructional Innovation

Block Scheduling: Does It Make a Difference? A High School Case Study.

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McCoy, 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