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Wilcox, Kristen Campbell; Lawson, Hal A.; Angelis, Janet – Teachers College Record, 2015
Background/Context: Prior research has investigated the literacy achievement gap with particular focus on ethnically and linguistically diverse students' performance. This study extends that research by examining the relationships among classroom instructional practices, school priorities, and district policies in higher performing schools.…
Descriptors: Educational Practices, Educational Policy, School Policy, Achievement Gap
Godfrey, Tanya N. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The purpose of this study was to determine how various factors influence student achievement on the physical science EOCE so that students are provided every opportunity to be successful. An understanding of influences such as the type of mathematics course students are taking, participating in block scheduling, participating in freshmen…
Descriptors: Science Achievement, High Achievement, Correlation, Mathematics Instruction
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Marchant, Gregory J.; Paulson, Sharon B. – High School Journal, 2001
This study examined the impact of different student academic profiles on students' perceptions of school functioning within a modified alternating day, block-8 (A/B) schedule. Five academic profiles of students were identified using reports of their grades, satisfaction with their achievement, attributions of success to effort or ability,…
Descriptors: Block Scheduling, Student Behavior, Student Attitudes, Low Achievement
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Nichols, Joe D. – International Journal of Educational Reform, 2000
A recent project collected and analyzed student success indicators generated by six high schools from a large, midwestern school corporation. Schools with clear student goals and enhanced professional-development opportunities made more successful transitions to block schedules. High achievers remained successful; low-achievers struggled under…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Failure, Block Scheduling, Discipline
Young, Sandy J.; Unebasami, Phyllis – Principal Leadership, 2005
This article profiles Gail Awakuni, principal of James Campbell High School in Ewa Beach, Hawaii, who was named the 2005 MetLife/NASSP National High School Principal of the Year. From the beginning, Awakuni had a dream for the students of James Campbell High School. She knew that they had untapped potential, despite the fact that the school had…
Descriptors: High Achievement, Scholarships, Principals, Graduation Rate