ERIC Number: EJ729001
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2005
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High School Schedule Changes and the Effect of Lost Instructional Time on Achievement
Kubitschek, Warren N.; Hallinan, Maureen T.; Arnett, Stephanie M.; Galipeau, Kim S.
High School Journal, v89 n1 p63-71 Oct-Nov 2005
High school students who change their class schedules after the start of the school year may miss class time before their schedules are finalized. This loss of class time is expected to lead to a loss of learning opportunities, and thus to lower student achievement. We examine a school with an unexpectedly large number of such schedule changes. Contrary to our expectation, students who were not in class because they were changing schedules had achievement equal to students who were in class, even when the students changing schedules missed many days of class. While this indicates that students were not penalized for schedule changes, it also suggests that all students had reduced opportunities to learn.
Descriptors: Block Scheduling, Time Management, High School Students, Academic Achievement, Time Factors (Learning), School Schedules, School Counselors
University of North Carolina Press, 116 South Boundary Street, P.O. Box 2288, Chapel Hill, NC 27515-2288. Tel: 919-966-3561; Fax: 919-966-3829.
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools
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Language: English
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