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Baker, Rachel; Evans, Brent; Li, Qiujie; Cung, Bianca – Research in Higher Education, 2019
Time management skills are an essential component of college student success, especially in online classes. Through a randomized control trial of students in a for-credit online course at a public 4-year university, we test the efficacy of a scheduling intervention aimed at improving students' time management. Results indicate the intervention had…
Descriptors: Lecture Method, Online Courses, Academic Achievement, Performance Factors
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Kramer, Steven L. – NASSP Bulletin, 1997
A study of British Columbia high schools found that block scheduling can endanger mathematics achievement. Reduced math scores were attributed to irregular planning time, little opportunity to modify curriculum; and the provincial examination system. Longer time blocks cannot succeed without adequate planning time, curricular restructuring, and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Block Scheduling, Foreign Countries, High Schools
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Gary, Nancy E.; Rosevear, G. Craig – Journal of Medical Education, 1986
Problem areas with the curriculum at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-Rutgers Medical School were identified: imbalance in class hours in the academic schedule, excessive number of lectures, and need for more small group sessions during the basic science education. (MLW)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Class Organization, Curriculum Development, Higher Education
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Kramer, Steven L. – NASSP Bulletin, 1997
Although research has confirmed block scheduling's nonacademic benefits, effects on academic achievement are mixed. Teachers do not always replace lecturing with more effective participatory teaching methods. To work best under an intensive or alternating block schedule, schools should adapt the math curriculum to reduce course redundancy and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Algebra, Block Scheduling, Class Size