Significant attention and resources have been focused on reforming high schools to enhance graduation rates. The research literature supports the following practices: (1) For struggling students, accurate identification and intensive instructional, monitoring, and counseling support; (2) For 9th graders, transition activities, personalization, and academic support strategies; and (3) For teachers, intensive training to help them provide effective instruction and support, particularly for...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Best Practices, High School Graduates, Academic Support Services, Educational Change,...
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 7-period format to a block schedule. Data collected from surveys were used to compare students' perceptions on various areas related to...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Block Scheduling, Comparative Analysis, Educational Change, Educational Innovation,...
Since 1989, North Carolina has implemented several statewide initiatives to establish high expectations for all students. State educators have also paid increasing attention to the flexible use of time as a resource for expanding student learning. Block scheduling is a reorganization of school time that is increasingly being adopted by North Carolina public high schools. This report examines the extent of block scheduling in North Carolina high schools, advantages and disadvantages perceived by...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Academic Achievement, Block Scheduling, Flexible Scheduling, High Schools, Program...
This is a followup study of teacher perceptions regarding block scheduling. The original study was done in 1996 at a small city high school in a predominantly rural county in Ohio. At that time, lack of communication was found to be the central theme in the resistance that emerged. This paper is based on data from written responses to open-ended surveys sent to teachers who were there prior to the changeover and teachers new to the district in the past 3 years. It explores teacher attitudes...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Block Scheduling, Educational Change, Followup Studies, Secondary School Teachers,...
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Topics: High school teaching, Block scheduling (Education), Teenagers -- Education, Unterricht, High...
Although parents are key stakeholders in the educational process, their perceptions are often neglected in studies of school reform. This paper presents findings of a study that explored the attitudes of parents of New York State high school students toward block scheduling. A survey of all parents of 11th and 12th graders in a rural New York high school garnered a 70 percent response rate (n=110). Parents were asked to compare their attitudes to a block-schedule program before and after its...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Block Scheduling, High Schools, Parent Attitudes, Parent Participation, Parent School...
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Do teachers still ring school bells today? I guess not. Even so, a new school year is upon us, and we're going to talk all about school. From the experiences we had to what we're doing today for our kids, we'll go over the trials of public, private, and home schooling. This episode will be released as two parts, so watch out for the second half in two weeks. The "Back to School" song clip from "Billy Madison" is NOT owned by us in any way. We just think it's funny and would...
Topics: homeschooling, homeschool, school, schooling, private school, public school, unschool, unschooling,...
In recent years, many states have implemented block scheduling in secondary schools. The purpose of this study was to examine the attitudes of agricultural educators in career and technical education at the beginning of the implementation of block scheduling and changes in their attitudes nine years later. Over the past nine years, teachers' concerns related to block scheduling have changed which is to be expected according to the Concerns-Based Adoption Model (CBAM). Teacher's attitudes...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Block Scheduling, School Schedules, Secondary Schools, Agricultural Education,...
This study examined quantitatively the effects of varying retention intervals (RI) within a 4 X 4 block schedule on knowledge retention of Algebra 2 skills and concepts. Specifically, the study contrasted the mean scores of students having an RI of 0, 8, and 12 months on a pre-review, post-review, and end-of-course test in precalculus. The study also examined qualitatively the instructional strategies used by teachers to eliminate the effects of the retention interval for all students beginning...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Algebra, Block Scheduling, Calculus, High Schools, Mathematics Education, Retention...
This study examined one public school system's change in its bell scheduling format from a seven period day to block scheduling. The data collected was from a three year period of the grade 10 students passing the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System exam. Students in Massachusetts must pass the mathematics and English/language arts subject tests in order to receive their diploma. There were 762 total student results that were observed that included one year prior to the change in the...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Block Scheduling, School Schedules, Grade 10, Public Schools, Mathematics...
This study examined the procedural changes that high school special education teachers make in their transition from traditional scheduling to block scheduling. Also, teachers' perceptions of the effect of block scheduling on the literacy skills of secondary students with special needs was examined. Teachers at a national special education conference and a random sample of special education teachers in Missouri were surveyed concerning their perceptions and experiences with traditional and...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Block Scheduling, Classroom Techniques, Disabilities, High Schools, Literacy, School...
This issue brief discusses three key strategies for providing special education and related service support to all students with disabilities in general education settings: (1) interdisciplinary instruction, (2) team teaching, and (3) block scheduling. Interdisciplinary instruction in the special education context is extended to include speech and language, motor, and social-emotional development as part of "embedded skills instruction" in an integrated curriculum. It requires that...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Ancillary School Services, Block Scheduling, Classroom Techniques, Delivery Systems,...
Identifies and assesses various nontraditional approaches to business education in high school, university, and graduate school. "Block Scheduling: Considerations for Business Education" (Gloria Jean Smith, Douglas C. Smith) describes ways to maximize learning for high school students by restructuring class time. "Distance Learning: Challenges and Rewards" (Teresa Yohon) suggests various ways to integrate distance learning technologies into traditional business education....
Topics: ERIC Archive, Alternative Teacher Certification, Block Scheduling, Business Education, Business...
This study investigated trends in the mean ACT Assessment scores of 450 public high schools in Illinois and Iowa, according to how they scheduled classes. The schools continuously employed either a traditional eight-period daily schedule, 4 x 4 semester schedule, or an eight-block alternating day block schedule. Seven years of data were available for the blocked schools, representing 2 years preimplementation through 4 years postimplementation. The eight-period schools demonstrated a slight...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Academic Achievement, Block Scheduling, College Entrance Examinations, High School...
The study reported in this document examined the relationship between block scheduling (class periods longer than 50 minutes) and overall student performance. Performance was measured in terms of dropout rates, grade-level retention rates, campus-level results for the Texas Assessment of Academic Skills, and participation in and performance on college admissions tests (SAT and ACT) and Advanced Placement examinations. School context was much more closely related to overall student performance...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Academic Achievement, Advanced Placement, Block Scheduling, Dropouts, Ethnic...
Driven by stable or declining financial resources many school districts are considering the costs and benefits of a seven-period day. While there is limited evidence that any particular scheduling model has a greater impact on student learning than any other, it is clear that the school schedule is a tool that can significantly impact teacher instruction. It is also clear that the schedule and the allocation of resources (time, personnel) reflect a school community's values and priorities. It...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Resource Allocation, Block Scheduling, School Schedules, School Districts, Cost...
The block scheduling program used in a high school in a small Midwestern city was evaluated, considering the "hard" data of effects on grade point average (GPA) and attendance, but not information about student attitudes and perceptions. Data were available for approximately 500 students from the classes of 1997 (before the block scheduling), 2000, 2001, and 2001. The relationship between block scheduling and cumulative GPA was not significant, but there was a significant positive...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Attendance, Block Scheduling, Grade Point Average, High School Students, High...
To offer insights into scheduling strategies, this paper presents the effects of block scheduling in one rural public secondary school. This case study revolves around three questions: (1) "What prompted the school's move to block scheduling?"; (2) "How was block scheduling implemented?"; and (3) "How has block scheduling affected perceptions of school climate, academics/instruction, and time/materials management for students, teachers, administrators, and guidance...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Block Scheduling, Educational Environment, Flexible Scheduling, High Schools, Program...
In 1995 the Metropolitan Educational Research Consortium (MERC), Richmond (Virginia) commissioned a study of alternative high school scheduling modules to determine the effects of different schedules on teaching strategies, teacher and student satisfaction, and student and school performance. This report presents the results of an analysis of the survey administered to 2,430 students in 4 inner city, 5 suburban, and 4 rural schools in 1995. Six types of scheduling, two traditional and four...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Block Scheduling, Flexible Scheduling, High School Students, High Schools, Inner...
A study of teacher perceptions regarding a proposal to adopt block scheduling was done at a small-city high school located in a predominantly rural county. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 7 selected teachers from the faculty of 41. Lack of communication was found to be the central theme in the resistance that emerged. This paper explores the errors that were made by those initiating the proposal, the reactions of those involved, and what can be done to salvage the effort. The...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Block Scheduling, Communication (Thought Transfer), Educational Change, Educational...
The three primary purposes of this report were to: (1) determine to what extent the Cross-College General Education (CCGE) pilot at Sheridan College (Ontario, Canada) achieved its goals of offering students choice of quality courses and access to all goal areas, including alternate delivery courses, and opportunities for student mix; (2) analyze the level of student and faculty satisfaction with CCGE; and (3) communicate recommendations for ongoing CCGE. A secondary purpose of this report was...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Attitude Measures, Block Scheduling, Community Colleges, Diversity (Student),...
This proceedings includes the following papers: "Multimedia Case Studies--Business Reality for Students" (Agneberg); "Interactive Development and Design--A Business Approach" (Agneberg); "Ethics Instruction for Workforce Development" (Arnold); "Career Development Focus in Lincoln County" (Beam); "Reengineering for Student Success: The Program Alignment and Semester Conversion Process of the North Carolina Community College System" (Beddard);...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Block Scheduling, Business Education, Career Development, Case Studies, Classroom...
This paper describes the 2-year outcomes of one high school's implementation of an intensive 4-block schedule. The study at Angola High School (Indiana) compared schoolwide grade-point averages (GPAs), standardized test scores, attendance data, and disciplinary records to school-baseline data from the 2 years prior to implementation of the block schedule. A questionnaire was administered to teachers and students before implementation of the new schedule, 3 months into the schedule, at the end...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Academic Achievement, Attendance, Block Scheduling, Discipline, Educational Quality,...
Studies indicate that information provided by students may contribute to successful implementation of educational innovations, but educators seldom seek out student perspectives. In April and May 1997, over 160 high school students participated in 16 focus groups in Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia. The students were primarily seniors and represented various achievement levels, career paths, extracurricular activities, genders, ethnic backgrounds, and attitudes toward school....
Topics: ERIC Archive, Access to Computers, Block Scheduling, Education Work Relationship, Educational...
When the new superintendent of Orangeburg School District Five was appointed in 1992, he found that Orangeburg-Wilkinson High School graduates did not have the skills to enter the workplace and postsecondary institutions that require high-level academic skills. He identified these three things that Orangeburg would need to do to improve academic and technical achievement: find a principal with energy, dedication, and concern for students; convince the community the school needed to improve; and...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Academic Achievement, Block Scheduling, Case Studies, Community Support, Educational...
A determined core of teachers and a dedicated vocational director at Hoke County High School, Raeford, North Carolina, made outstanding progress in raising student achievement despite economic, social, and demographic odds. The project was part of the Southern Regional Education Board's (SREB's) High Schools That Work initiative. The first barrier was building teacher support for change. The English and science departments were restructured to guide students into more challenging courses. Extra...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Block Scheduling, Case Studies, Community...
This study compared the performance of two groups of preservice teachers at Kentucky's Morehead State University. One group had taken four of their methods courses (reading, language arts, social studies, and mathematics) in an integrated fashion from four faculty members. This group was termed the block group. The other group (the nonblock group) took the four methods courses separately. The two groups were part of a large group of student teachers who student taught during the Fall 1997...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Block Scheduling, Elementary Education, Higher Education, Integrated Curriculum,...
This paper examines how block scheduling affects teachers' perceptions of school climate. It is based on information taken from 21 high schools in a southern state that used 4X4 block scheduling. Data were collected through interviews, a survey instrument that measured teacher perceptions of climate, and focus groups. Based on results from the climate instrument, 2 schools with at least 3 years experience with block scheduling were identified as outliers: 1 positive, 1 negative. Both were...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Block Scheduling, Discipline, Educational Change, Educational Innovation, Flexible...
This 23rd volume of "English Leadership Quarterly" contains articles on topics of interest to those in positions of leadership in departments (elementary, secondary, or college) where English is taught. Each issue focuses on a different theme. Articles in Volume 23 Number 1 are: "Block Scheduling and Student Achievement" (Elizabeth Howard); "Block Scheduling for ESL Classes" (Karen Grimwood); "Less Is Not More!" (Frances O'Connell); "Block Scheduling...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Block Scheduling, Classroom Techniques, Elementary Secondary Education, English...
Junior and junior-senior high schools enroll a large proportion of our early adolescent population. The programs they provide, the services they offer, their administrative practices, and the character of their staffs have far-reaching effects. These programs, services, practices, and staff characteristics constitute the scope of the present survey, the first of its extent and coverage to be conducted on a nationwide basis. The study is a sampling drawn from a universe of 4,549 junior high...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Educational History, National Surveys, Questionnaires, Junior High Schools, Secondary...
Despite the popularity of schedule modifications as a cost-effective reform to improve student outcomes, little empirical research on the consequences of alternative schedules has been conducted. The literature has been dominated by anecdotal reports. Even when empirical evidence is examined, causal comparisons of school outcomes between schedules must be interpreted with caution, due to the number of confounding variables. A review of the literature shows positive and negative outcomes that...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Academic Achievement, Block Scheduling, High Schools, School Schedules, McCreary,...
This study was a followup to previous block scheduling studies done at a small city school system in southwestern Ohio. It explored student perceptions of, and attitudes about, block scheduling after the fourth year of implementation. Two surveys were developed. The Phase One survey was a questionnaire designed to collect data that could be analyzed statistically. The Phase Two Survey was an eight-item free response survey. This paper deals with the results of the Phase One survey and the...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Academic Achievement, Block Scheduling, High School Students, High Schools, Student...
This paper reviews the literature on 4x4 block scheduling. Studies reveal that the advantages of such scheduling are simplicity, potential for greater student achievement, and reduced disciplinary referrals. Discipline is enhanced through this type of schedule because it decreases the number of times that students are moving in the halls between disciplined environments. The schedule promotes student achievement by allowing students to attend additional classes during their 4-year high school...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Block Scheduling, Educational Change, Educational Innovation, Elementary Secondary...
This study examined rural high school students' perceptions of block scheduling. During the third year of a block scheduling program, juniors and seniors who had experienced both traditional and block schedules completed surveys that asked for their perceptions of scheduling and its effects on them before and after block scheduling. The questions examined stress from both types of scheduling, changes in teachers' instructional methods, changes in student-teacher relationships, changes in...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Block Scheduling, Classroom Techniques, Educational Environment, High School...
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Topics: Curriculum planning, Block scheduling (Education), Schemaläggning -- Förenta staterna,...
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10/20
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Topics: Schedules, School -- United States, Block scheduling (Education) -- United States --...
This paper describes the implementation and administration of a year-round school program in Buena Vista, Virginia, high schools. The program began in the 1973-74 school year as a practical way to meet the educational needs of children in a changing society. After examining three extended-school-year plans, the school board chose a quarter system (now trimester) with block scheduling. It included a voluntary summer session with free tuition and transportation. Upon implementing the new...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Block Scheduling, Educational Change, Extended School Year, High Schools, Trimester...
Providing a high quality instructional program where the needs of students are met and preparing them for success in the world beyond the high school are paramount in developing a school's master schedule. Throughout the past, there have periodic movements to extend the school day and year in order to better meet these goals. What research has found is that there is little to no relationship between pre-allotted time and student achievement; there is some relationship between engaged time and...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Academic Achievement, Time on Task, Time Factors (Learning), High Schools, High...
These proceedings contain 48 presentations and 15 poster abstracts. Papers include "Computer Tasks Required in Selected Undergraduate Agriculture Courses" (Johnson, Ferguson, Vokinnns, Lester); "College of Agriculture Faculty Perceptions of Electronic Technologies in Teaching" (Dooley, Murphy); "Steering Through Turbulent Waters While Developing a Community of Practice" (Corn, Trexler); "Personality Types and Final Grades in Group Organization and Leadership...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Adult Education, Agribusiness, Agricultural Education, Agricultural Sciences,...
This paper examines the implementation of an alternate block (A/B) schedule in three high schools in Irving, Texas. The purpose is to review how time was used in 48 randomly selected high school Algebra 1, Biology 1, English 2, and U.S. History classes. Of the 48 classes, 12 observations were conducted for each course. The findings revealed a predominance of teacher-centered instruction across all courses. Teachers spent the majority of time presenting content and monitoring student seatwork,...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Block Scheduling, Classroom Techniques, Educational Environment, Educational...
As forms of school restructuring sweep the nation, teachers are interested in how block scheduling will influence their models of professional development. This report examines the effects of a high school's transition from a traditional to a hybrid schedule--three traditional and two block classes each day--on science teaching and learning. Findings indicate that the amount of instructional time influenced the type of teaching strategies employed, and that the specific teaching methodologies...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Block Scheduling, Classroom Techniques, High Schools, Instructional Effectiveness,...
The following papers are included: "Research and Teaching from the Web/Multimedia" (Swan); "Vocational Teachers' Attitude toward, Knowledge of, and Use of National Skill Standards" (Belcher, McCaslin); "Predicting the Leadership Effectiveness of Vocational Education Administrators" (Daughtry, Finch); "Coping Behaviors and Transitions of Managerial Males Who Experience Mid-Life Job Loss" (Doster, Kirby); "Assessment of Junior High/Middle School...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Academic Education, Advisory Committees, Agricultural Education, Apprenticeships,...
Because of the high number of at-risk students at Carver Middle School (Meridian, Mississippi), the principal developed several programs to bring student achievement to the level commensurate with other students around the nation. The Early Bird Program is a Chapter One program of individualized work in math, reading, and language arts classes to provide remediation for students reading below grade level. The Safety Patrol program involves selection of students who are repeatedly referred to...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Block Scheduling, Educational Improvement, High Risk Students, Intermediate Grades,...
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Topics: Teaching Methods & Materials - General, Education / Teaching, Education, Education / Classroom...
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Topics: Lesson planning, Block scheduling (Education), Classroom management, Unterrichtsplanung,...
Block scheduling is the reallocation of a school day into longer class sessions to allow for more active teaching strategies and active engagement of students, in the effort to increase student performance. Various types of block scheduling exist. Traditional scheduling is when the school day is divided into six to eight sessions, with each session lasting from approximately 40 to 51 minutes. This paper seeks to find if test scores in a college biology course are significantly affected by high...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Block Scheduling, School Schedules, Gender Differences, Scores, Science Tests,...
Employers point to a large and growing "skills gap," saying thousands of jobs are already going unfilled because applicants lack the skills and knowledge they need. Forecasters say that, by the end of this decade, two-thirds of all jobs will require some form of high-quality postsecondary credential such as a degree or certificate. The higher education system must find innovative ways to help millions more students--all types of students, from all backgrounds, in all life...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Acceleration (Education), Associate Degrees, Educational Innovation, High Schools,...
Spatial abilities are fundamental to human functioning in the physical world. Spatial reasoning allows people to use concepts of shape, features, and relationships in both concrete and abstract ways, to make and use things in the world, to navigate, and to communicate. Surgeons, pilots, architects, engineers, mechanics, builders, farmers, trades people, and computer programmers all rely on spatial intelligence. Several studies indicate that spatial ability can be improved if training with...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Computer Assisted Design, Educational Technology, Spatial Ability, Grade 9,...
