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Download full textNorth Carolina State Dept. of Public Instruction, Raleigh. Div. of Accountability Services/Research. – 1997
Block scheduling has grown rapidly in recent years. In North Carolina, 77 schools started block scheduling in 1995-96, bringing the total number of blocked schools in the state to 207. A previous evaluation compared 1995 End-of-Course (EOC) Test scores for block-scheduled (blocked) and nonblocked schools. This report presents results of the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Algebra, Biology, Block Scheduling
Peer reviewedEineder, Dale V.; Bishop, Harold L. – NASSP Bulletin, 1997
An Ohio high school staff's action-research project examined effects of a recently implemented block-scheduling arrangement on student achievement, behavior, and student-teacher relations. Results support other research: students earned higher grade point averages, more students attained the honor roll, disciplinary referrals were reduced,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Action Research, Block Scheduling, Educational Benefits
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
