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Download full textPeterson, David W.; Schmidt, Chad; Flottmeyer, Ellen; Weincke, Sarah – 2000
In this paper, educators in a suburban middle school promote the positive educational outcomes from an alternating-day block schedule at their middle school. Comparisons are cited in student achievement and school climate indicators between the block schedule and the eight-period day with shorter classes. The paper cites several advantages of the…
Descriptors: Block Scheduling, Classroom Environment, Educational Improvement, Instructional Innovation
Muir, Mike – Education Partnerships, Inc., 2003
What are the effects of block scheduling? Results of transitioning from traditional to block scheduling are mixed. Some studies indicate no change in achievement results, nor change in teachers' opinions about instructional strategies. Other studies show that block scheduling doesn't work well for Advanced Placement or Music courses, that "hard to…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement Programs, Music Education, Academic Achievement, Mathematics Instruction
