Trained 3-, 5-, and 8-year-olds in temporal bisection task, with nonstandard comparison stimuli spaced linearly between short or long standard visual stimuli. Statistical analyses and results from different theoretical models of the data all suggested that temporal sensitivity was higher in the 8-year-olds than in younger groups, even when the…

The purposes of this study were to determine the actual amount of instructional time spent on social studies, to determine the variety of instructional strategies used during social studies instruction, and to assess the frequency and types of technology usage during social studies instruction. As part of addressing the No Child Left Behind Act, a…

THESE SUGGESTIONS FOR CURRICULUM CONTENT AND OPERATION, FOR TEACHER USE IN PLANNING A 2-YEAR PROGRAM FOR HIGH SCHOOL JUNIORS AND SENIORS IN PREPARATION FOR ENTRY-LEVEL STEONGRAPHIC POSITIONS, WAS DEVELOPED AT A CURRICULUM WORKSHOP HELD AT BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY JUNE 12 TO JULY 2, 1965. IN OHIO, PLANS IV, V, AND VI ARE PROVIDED FOR…

This monograph provides some suggestions for school administrators -- principals, assistant principals, superintendents, and their management teams -- to enable them to understand their own attitudes and behaviors regarding their use of time, recognize the practices which most effectively use time well, incorporate sound principles of time…

The manual was prepared to provide administrators of small schools with information on techniques which promote flexibility in school scheduling. While no attempt was made to provide details for implementation of flexible scheduling, the information provided should be sufficient to enable the administrator (1) to determine if some variation of…

Counselors rated clients seen at a university counseling center on four outcome measures. Improvement was studied as a function of the number of weekly sessions. Results revealed a strong and consistent relationship between treatment length and counselor-assessed outcome. (Author)

This study examined one public school system's change in its scheduling format from a seven-period day to block scheduling. This longer uninterrupted instructional time, usually lasting 90 minutes, provides for fewer classes and transitions per day, and the completion of more course credits during the school year. Participants were 200 high school…

Article discusses some of the practical economic and operational benefits of the scheduling innovations being used by the Gill School, of Bernardsville, New Jersey. Co-operation between schools using the system, the author concludes, can result in increased enrollment at a decreased cost per student, using existing facilities. (JB)

Suggestions are offered providing for job observation of employees in an office, a study of business forms, actual work experience, writing behavioral objectives, and simulation. (MU)

Based on his experience with the Copernican block scheduling plan used in British Columbia secondary schools, a principal identifies administrative challenges (abuse of tutorial time, uneven distribution of teacher-preparation time, teacher fatigue, pedagogical changes, and unrealistic expectations) and suggests ways to address them. Involving…

Offers suggestions for developing creative instructional approaches in time-blocked classes. Teachers should continuously engage students in active learning, include group activities to encourage student participation, incorporate activities addressing multiple intelligences, use creative thinking activities, move outside the classroom, employ…

The principal of a traditional high school in upstate New York asked faculty to reexamine the school schedule. After considerable debate, teachers decided to rotate class time so that no one suffered the afterlunch slump or day's-end rowdiness in a single class. Having gained confidence, a permanent teacher committee has added time blocks and…