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Wasley, Patricia A. – Our Children, 1997
Describes how one new high school principal changed the school's traditional scheduling plan. Teachers liked the change and used scheduling as a tool for accomplishing various instructional goals as they emerged. Students noted potential pitfalls of changing schedules. The paper discusses how to accomplish successful schedule change. (SM)
Descriptors: Educational Change, High Schools, Scheduling, School Schedules
Hoffman, Elizabeth, Comp. – Teaching Music, 1995
Maintains that many schools have changed to a form of block scheduling. Describes and discusses the impact of several models of block scheduling. Asserts that, when music educators understand the consequences of various scheduling options, they can be more credible participants in discussions of how best to schedule school time. (CFR)
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Educational Strategies, Music Education, Music Teachers
Download full textReid, Louann – 1995
A study attempted to determine if block scheduling in secondary schools affected curriculum and student achievement in English courses. Interviews were conducted with 22 teachers, 4 principals and 1 former principal; questionnaires were collected from 44 students. Of these, 10 teachers, 3 principals, and 23 students were in schools with rotating…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Research, English Instruction, Scheduling
Noonan, Roberta L. – 1977
A random sample of 55 faculty and 593 students in 28 classes was surveyed to determine class scheduling preferences for three-semester-hour courses and to relate them to existing scheduling patterns at Moraine Valley Community College. Fifty-five percent of the students preferred two 90-minute class sessions per week, 27% preferred one three-hour…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Course Organization, Courses, Educational Research
Bruns, Frank; McMillen, Stephen – 1979
The major objective of this study was to determine if the achievement of students in a two-hour block would be comparable to students in a three-hour block. Data on student attitudes, attendance, and dropout rates were also gathered to see if there were any positive correlations between resultant data in these areas and student achievement in the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attendance, Comparative Analysis, Courses
Sigurdson, Sol E. – 1981
The effectiveness of the Block Plan, developed and implemented by the seventh grade students at Edith Rogers Junior High School in Edmonton, Alberta (Canada) was investigated. The Block Plan uses the concept of a pair of teachers assigned to two classes of students for the homeroom period plus a pair of teachers assigned for each of four academic…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Attendance, Curriculum Development
