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Implementation of an alternate day block schedule: a case study
… that has influenced secondary scheduling is the block schedule. In Virginia secondary schools, the Alternate Day Block Schedule has become an innovative effort for school improvement. In this scheduling arrangement, students attend six to eight blocks of classes over a two-day period. One-half of …
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Breaking the Time Barrier: Algebra Instruction in an Alternate-Day Block Schedule
… half of the high schools in Virginia utilized a block schedule in 1996-97. With an extended block of time, teachers have the opportunity to vary instruction to incorporate a range of strategies to enhance student engagement and increase student achievement. The purpose of this study is to provide …
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Science Teachers' Understanding and Use of Instructional Strategies Within the 4 x 4 Block Schedule
… teachers engaged students under the 4 x 4 block schedule and how the teachers' understanding of how they used instructional strategies influenced their lessons. As an inquiry-based approach has been adopted by the National Science Standards, research has suggested that block scheduling …
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The problems related to implementing 4 x 4 block scheduling in Virginia secondary schools: a descriptive case study of two schools
… schools has been the implementation of the 4 X 4 block schedule. In this scheduling arrangement, a student would complete four courses in a semester by attending four ninety-minute classes each day. Change made in any organization is usually accompanied by problems. The purpose of this study was …
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The Perceptions of High School Physical Educators on the Benefits of Block Scheduling in the State of Utah
… research was to examine the extent to which the block schedule is being used in Utah high school physical education, and determine teacher's perceptions of block scheduling in teaching physical education. Block scheduling is a new and more efficient way of organizing the school day. NASPE has …
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Student Centered Strategies for Engaging Instruction in the Extended Period
… faced by most teachers. Instituting a bell schedule that requires them to make changes in their traditional instructional delivery may increase that challenge exponentially. The benefit of an extended period, also known as the block schedule, is that it permits the opportunity for teachers …
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Block Scheduling for the 21st Century High School: A Change Leadership Plan
… why high schools may consider modifying the bell schedule to support needed change. The current high school structure was developed at the turn of the 20th Century, over 100 years ago, when the world was much smaller, and the vast majority of students did not go on to college or need advanced …
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Teacher perceptions regarding the influence block scheduling has on student learning as compared to traditional scheduling in middle schools
… teachers' perceptions on student learning in A/B block schedules and traditional schedules in schools with grade configurations of 6 through 8. Responses to the survey were disaggregated by schedule type and years of teaching experience within groups and between groups. Middle school teachers in …
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An Analysis of Secondary School Teachers' Perceptions of Block Scheduling
… of public secondary school teachers regarding block scheduling and to identify the perceived advantages and disadvantages of using the block schedule in three secondary schools in one suburban school system in Georgia. Perceptions of teachers were obtained from data collected from a 23-item …
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A Longitudinal Study of Block Scheduling in One South Carolina High School: A Descriptive Twenty-Five Year Case Study From Traditional To Block
… 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 changing demographics, and the …
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The impact of block scheduling on special education student learning in high school mathematics
<p>This study evaluated block scheduling and its impact on a special education math program at Delsea Regional High School. It was determined that the end of the marking period test scores were slightly higher for those students in a block schedule than for those students in a traditional …
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Block scheduling and its effect on the academic performance of students with learning disabilities
… New Jersey regarding their perceptions of block scheduling as well as their views on its effectiveness with students who have learning disabilities. The survey indicated that the participants favored teaching under the block schedule format. They felt that they can address the students' …
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Comparison of Achievement in 7A/B Block Scheduled Schools and 7-Period Traditional Scheduled Schools in Virginia
The American high school schedule of single-period classes has remained mostly unchanged for over one hundred years. In response to societal changes and reform movements, the secondary school schedule is receiving renewed attention. Block scheduling, the use of extended periods of time for …
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A Test Score Comparison between Block and Traditional Scheduling
… this study was to examine how schools utilizing block scheduling and traditional scheduling models differ in achievement levels on the five Georgia End-of-Course Exams (EOCT) and the Georgia High School Graduation Writing test (GHSWT) at two high schools in ruralSouth Georgia. The researcher will …
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The Development of A Block Scheduling Evaluation Model
… purpose of the study was to develop and test a block scheduling evaluation model. Conceptual development of the model was based on a review of the literature which targeted the components of the school program most consistently identified with scheduling type: instruction, school climate, …
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The Cultural Dimension of Structural School Reforms: The Case of Schedule Changes
<p>The four-by-four (4x4) schedule—a type of high school block schedule—presents promising prospects for improving teaching and learning. Using a qualitative, single case study methodology, I investigated a school transitioning from a traditional six-period schedule to a 4x4 schedule during its 2nd …
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A Study of Teacher Evaluation Methods Found in Select Virginia Secondary Public Schools Using the 4x4 Model of Block Scheduling
Positive transition from a traditional schedule to a block schedule involves not only much investigation and planning but also the successful acclimation of teachers to the necessary changes in how they deliver instruction. With this being said, the importance of teacher evaluation and professional …
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Developing a data-driven approach for improving operating room scheduling processes
… By examining the current usage of the existing block schedule system at BIDMC and developing a linear regression model, OR time that is expected to go unused can be instead identified in advance and freed for use. Sample model results show that it is expected to be operationally effective by …
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