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Trice, Toni M. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Research shows a math achievement gap for at-risk and economically-disadvantaged students in the United States. To address this issue, a Texas school district implemented a 90-minute math block-scheduling program with 8th grade students. Shaped by the academic learning time and social justice theories, the purpose of this quantitative program…
Descriptors: Block Scheduling, Mathematics Achievement, Achievement Gap, At Risk Students
Wallace, Chad – ProQuest LLC, 2013
School systems continue to explore different ways to improve student achievement to meet the high expectations of preparing our students for a global community and market. For many years, educators have explored the use of time as an avenue for change to improve student scores on state end-of-course assessments. The purpose of this causal…
Descriptors: School Schedules, Block Scheduling, Algebra, Gender Differences
Jackson, Kenyada Morton – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Limited studies have been conducted on the relationship between scheduling formats and academic performance of high school students. At the target high school, students underperform on standardized tests in English language arts (ELA) and math. The purpose of this causal comparative quantitative study was to compare the means of ELA and math test…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, High School Students, Standardized Tests, Comparative Analysis
Murray, Gregory V. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Public education has options with regard to educational settings and structures. States and school districts may select varying lengths for the school year, lengths for the school day, and lengths for individual class periods. In Utah, one measure of students' achievement is scores on the State's end-of-level criterion-referenced test (CRT) for…
Descriptors: Public Education, Mathematics Achievement, Scores, Algebra
Martinez, Pablo – ProQuest LLC, 2010
American schools must develop creative ways to maximize student learning and add instructional time to improve student performance without adding additional days to the school calendar. extending the school day. or increasing cost. Block scheduling may add instructional time to the school day, provide more time for in-depth instruction, and…
Descriptors: Block Scheduling, Academic Achievement, School Schedules, Middle School Students
Hixson, Nate; Stohr, Amber D.; Hammer, Patricia Cahape – West Virginia Department of Education, 2013
A study of instructional planning periods was undertaken in late 2013 pursuant to West Virginia State Code ยง18A-4-14 which states: "The state board shall conduct a study on planning periods. The study shall include, but not be limited to, the appropriate length for planning periods at the various grade levels and for the different types of…
Descriptors: Instructional Development, School Schedules, Teacher Surveys, Academic Achievement
Reller, Timothy Leonard – ProQuest LLC, 2010
As high schools have struggled to increase the academic performance of their students to meet state and national guidelines, all aspects of the schools' operations have been reviewed. This includes the type of schedule, block or traditional, used by the school. This study was a comparison of teacher attitudes and teaching strategies between two…
Descriptors: High Schools, Block Scheduling, Teacher Effectiveness, Metropolitan Areas
Williams, Charles, Jr. – Online Submission, 2011
The purpose of this study was to determine the impact block scheduling has on (a) student academic achievement, discipline, and attendance, and (b) administrator, teacher, and student perceptions. The study compared 2005-2010 data from a high school utilizing the A/B block schedule and a high school under a traditional schedule, in one suburban…
Descriptors: Suburban Schools, High Schools, Block Scheduling, School Schedules
Raines, Jerry Randolph – ProQuest LLC, 2010
As schools continue to strive to meet federal testing requirements, many schools have been looking at ways to improve. During the 1990's many school districts thought they had found the method, tool, or program, with which to accomplish this goal: the "block schedule". This study was a comparison of the teaching strategies and attitudes of…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, High Schools, Block Scheduling, Teacher Effectiveness
Wright, Martha Kathryn Williams – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of ten years of traditional scheduling compared to ten years of the modified 4 x 4 block scheduling on the academic achievement of high school students. The study compared twenty-five years of data at one large suburban high school analyzing the graduation rate, SAT scores, BSAP/HSAP scores, the…
Descriptors: Block Scheduling, Graduation Rate, Verbal Tests, White Students
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Gruber, Charlotte D.; Onwuegbuzie, Anthony J. – High School Journal, 2001
Although block scheduling has become increasingly popular in the past decade, only a few researchers have investigated its effect on academic achievement. Therefore, this study was conducted to determine the effects of block scheduling on academic achievement between 115 high school students who received instruction via a 4x4 block schedule and…
Descriptors: Block Scheduling, Academic Achievement, Exit Examinations, High School Students
Calvery, Robert; Sheets, Glenn; Bell, David – 1998
This report compares student perceptions of the block schedule with those of the traditional seven periods in high school. It describes a public school that voted to implement a modified three-block schedule containing two traditional periods. The participants in the study were 200 high-school students, all of whom were switched from a traditional…
Descriptors: Block Scheduling, Comparative Analysis, Educational Change, Educational Innovation
Stader, David L.; DeSpain, B. C. – 1999
This paper reports on a Missouri study that compared block scheduling to traditional schedules in small high schools (schools with fewer than 500 students in grades 9 to 12). The study focused on small-school administrator and teacher perceptions of the effects of block scheduling on student achievement, school climate, and teacher methodology.…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Block Scheduling, Comparative Analysis, Educational Environment
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Flynn, Leslie; Lawrenz, Frances; Schultz, Matthew J. – NASSP Bulletin, 2005
This study investigates differences in eighth-grade mathematics students' engagement in standards-based curriculum and instruction practices between block and traditional-schedule schools. Survey data were gathered from 156 middle level mathematics teachers to access the use of standards-based curriculum and instruction practices in their…
Descriptors: Block Scheduling, Mathematics Instruction, Grade 8, Comparative Analysis