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Colin Beer; Kate Ames; Noal Atkinson; Damien Clark; Peter Hosie – Journal of Global Education and Research, 2024
University degrees are usually delivered in defined sessions--by term, semester, or in week-based blocks--whereby students are required to complete their studies by the due date. Term or session-based schedules that require students to complete the study within set timeframes are, however, potentially restrictive. Temporal challenges associated…
Descriptors: Student Satisfaction, Electronic Learning, Flexible Scheduling, Teaching Methods
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Alison Wellington; Melissa Clark; Alyson Burnett; Susanne James-Burdumy; Libby Makowsky; Stacey Brockman; Dallas Dotter; Mariesa Herrmann; Hanley Chiang – National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, 2024
This appendix is a companion to the report "Evaluation of Departmentalized Instruction in Elementary Schools: Exploring Implementation Experiences." The appendix provides additional information about the study, which sought to explore schools' implementation of departmentalized instruction, teachers' experiences with the strategy, and…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Departments, Educational Strategies, School Organization
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Alison Wellington; Melissa Clark; Alyson Burnett; Susanne James-Burdumy; Libby Makowsky; Stacey Brockman; Dallas Dotter; Mariesa Herrmann; Hanley Chiang – National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, 2024
Assigning upper elementary grade teachers to teach their strongest subjects to multiple classes ("departmentalizing"), rather than teaching all subjects to a single class, ("self-contained instruction") could mean more specialized instructional expertise in the classroom or focus for teacher planning time and professional…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Departments, Educational Strategies, School Organization
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Killion, Joellen – Journal of Staff Development, 2016
The major challenge with time is finding it. Current school-day schedules and school-year calendars are leaner than ever because of budget reductions. States and districts have implemented furlough days to balance lean-and-mean budgets that show no sign of improving. Few are willing to take the leap toward reducing instructional time to improve…
Descriptors: Time Factors (Learning), Time Management, Time on Task, Cooperative Learning