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Peer reviewedGeismar, Thomas J.; Pullease, Barbara G. – NASSP Bulletin, 1996
Compares achievement of students attending a large Florida high school under a traditional schedule during 1993-94 and a trimester block schedule during the following year. Passing grades have gone up 3.7%. Regarding Scholastic Aptitude Test and American College Testing results, there was no significant difference. Teachers, students, parents, and…
Descriptors: Block Scheduling, High Schools, Instructional Improvement, Program Implementation
Matthews, L. Joseph – NASSP Practitioner, 1997
Secondary school administrators must carefully consider the ramifications of a proposed alternative scheduling plan before proceeding with implementation. The first article in this newsletter presents findings from a study that compared data from two groups of schools (one group with a 4 X 4 block plan and the other with a trimester plan) to data…
Descriptors: Alternate Day Schedules, Block Scheduling, Class Organization, Flexible Scheduling
