Download or read book High School Block Scheduling and Teacher Satisfaction written by Mary Katherine Loberg and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Block Scheduling written by Don C. Adams and published by R & L Education. This book was released on 1997 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Adams and Salvaterra show how block scheduling can help teachers become more creative in instructional strategies and find higher satisfaction on the job. Students' grades improve, they can complete more courses and administrators and faculty can become more student-centered, discussion-oriented, and focused on complex academic tasks. Staff development and continual training throughout the change process are keys to implementing successful changes. Block Scheduling will help each school find its own pathway to success.
Download or read book Effects of Block Scheduling and Specific Demographic Sfactors on Teacher Job Satisfaction Among Small Secondary Schools in Arkansas written by Brenda Jared Holder and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Block Scheduling written by Thomas Matarazzo and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Block Scheduling written by Richard B. Miles and published by GIA Publications. This book was released on 1996 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Block Scheduling written by Michael D. Rettig and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-11-20 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This bestseller shows you how block schedules can enhance learning and instruction, increase opportunities for students, and improve teachers' performance. It provides practical tools for planning and implementation.
Download or read book Action Research on Block Scheduling written by David Marshak and published by Eye on Education. This book was released on 1997 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents the research studies which focused on "effective teaching and learning in high school block periods". 40 teachers and 10 Seattle-Puget Sound, Washington, area high schools that had already adopted some form of block-period schedule conducted these action research studies. Chapter 1 presents an analysis of these studies. Chapter 2 explores the nature of action research. Chapters 3 through 9 present the seven action research studies at the heart of the project, with critical commentaries.
Download or read book Questions Answers About Block Scheduling written by John Brucato and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-04-11 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For administrators and others involved in the transition to block schedules, this book provides answers to the complex and challenging questions raised by the curious and the skeptical. It demonstrates how to overcome obstacles to systemic school improvements.
Download or read book High School Block Scheduling and Select Student Variables written by William Daniel Gordon and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Purpose. The purpose of this study was to investigate differences between schools which utilize "Block Scheduling" and those which utilize "Traditional Schedules" for student grade point averages, student daily attendance, student behavior/discipline, and student satisfaction with school. Procedures. Using data from an initial survey of Missouri school leaders which revealed the prevalence of block scheduling in the state, schools were selected to participate in the study. Twenty schools using block schedules were selected. Twenty schools utilizing a traditional schedule were selected to serve as a comparison group. Approximately 25 students from each participating school were selected from the first non-honors senior English class on the school's master schedule. Each student involved in the study was asked to complete an initial demographic survey, respond to two open-ended questions, and complete a Student Satisfaction Survey. School personnel were asked to provide each student's cumulative grade point average, the number of days they missed school during their junior year, and the number of behavioral/disciplinary referrals received during their junior year. Findings. Of the 497 public Missouri high schools, leaders from 163 schools (33%) indicated they would implement some form of block scheduling for the 1996-97 school year. Of the 163 Missouri high schools with some type of block scheduling, 61 percent have an eight-block schedule. The ten-block schedule is the second-most common (17%), followed by the four-block schedule (10%). Block scheduling is a recent trend in the state of Missouri. Of the 163 Missouri high schools with some form of block scheduling, only 29 schools reported that they had those schedules before the 1994-95 school year. Leaders from 102 Missouri high schools reported that they had implemented some form of block schedule since the 1995-96 school year. There were no statistically significant differences between block-scheduled schools and traditionally-scheduled schools in the areas of senior student grade point averages, the mean number of discipline referrals received, and student attendance. Students enrolled in traditionally-scheduled schools expressed greater levels of satisfaction with school on two subscales of the NASSP Comprehensive Assessment of School Environments (CASE) Student Satisfaction Survey. A post-study analysis of the impact of school size on the variables of this study revealed that school enrollment was a factor that could have influenced the results. Further research is recommended to investigate the issues of school size, length of time a school has used a block schedule, and the nature of instructional practices before conclusions can be drawn about the impact of block scheduling on student variables.
Download or read book Perceptions of Teachers and Administrators of the Effectiveness of Block Scheduling in Mississippi High Schools written by and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The call for reform to raise student achievement has required educators, school leaders, and researchers to look for new methods to improve the learning process. One method used increasingly is block scheduling. Block scheduling is the restructuring of the school day into classes much longer than the traditional 50-55 minute class period. The purpose of this study was to determine high school principals' and teachers' perceptions of block scheduling in Mississippi high schools in three areas: achievement, attendance, and discipline. Many theorists believe that a person's perceptions form the basis of reality for that person. If a teacher believes that block scheduling is effective, then for them, it is effective. Because some theorists believe that there is little to be gained from general studies that compare the objective results of block scheduling with the objective results of traditional scheduling since these comparisons have shown mixed results, this study addressed the social validity of block scheduling which is the extent to which participants perceive the worthiness of block scheduling. The research design used in this study was a cross sectional survey design. A researcher-developed survey instrument was used to collect data from teachers and principals in Mississippi high schools that had implemented block scheduling in the last 5 years. A total of 22 schools were used for the study. A 5 point Likert-type scale was used to measure respondents' perceptions of the effectiveness of block scheduling on the three areas. While both principals and teachers appeared to have positive perceptions of the impact block scheduling has on student achievement, discipline, and attendance, principals had a more positive perception than teachers in all three areas. Both groups appeared to believe that student discipline was the most positively affected area, while attendance was the least positively affected. Recommendations based upon the findings of this study included conducting: (a) studies that include a larger sample of principals, (b) studies that identify student perceptions of block scheduling, and (c) studies to determine how important staff development is when implementing block scheduling.
Download or read book Block Scheduling in High Schools written by Karen Irmsher and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Fundamentals of School Scheduling written by Gwen Schroth and published by R&L Education. This book was released on 1997-08-28 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: School administrators must constantly evaluate and refine school scheduling for optimum student and teacher performance. This book is for school administrators who need appropriate management techniques for scheduling students into classes. All parts of the puzzle are presented so the administrator can make wise choices about configuring the school day. Discusses a variety of scheduling formats—traditional, block, and team models—but no one type is advocated. Essential for new principals or administrators planning to change scheduling formats, and principals moving between elementary and secondary levels.
Download or read book High School Block scheduling and Selected School Variables written by Jim Blanton Simpson and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Purpose. This study explored the relationship between selected teacher variables and the organizational variables of block-scheduling. Procedures. Twenty block-scheduled schools and 20 non-block-scheduled Missouri public high schools were selected to participate in the study. Three survey instruments were used to analyze some of the traditional variables associated with organizational effectiveness. Quantitative and qualitative research methods were used to explore teacher perceptions about their scheduling types. Statistical findings. Out of the 497 public high schools in Missouri, 163 or 33% were involved in block-scheduling at the beginning of the 1996-1997 school year. The types of block-scheduling implemented in Missouri were 100 eight-block, 27 ten-block, 16 four-block, and 20 modified-block schools. There was no statistically significant difference for school climate between the selected block-scheduled and non-block-scheduled Missouri public high schools. Teachers in non-block-scheduled schools were more satisfied with their jobs and job tasks than teachers in block-scheduled schools. Teachers in block-scheduled schools viewed their respective schools as more progressive, more collaborative, and more collegial than teachers in non-block-scheduled schools. Narrative findings. The 931 teachers involved in this study completed a questionnaire that allowed essay responses about their present scheduling type. These teacher narratives showed that teachers in block-scheduled schools felt that block-scheduling was a positive program for their school (82%), and enhanced their teaching ability (78%). However, 55% of these block-scheduled teachers did not think block-scheduling increased student learning. Teachers in non-block-scheduled schools (64%) believed that non-block scheduling was a positive program for their school, and enhanced their teaching ability (51%). Teachers in non-block-scheduled schools (51%) felt that traditional-scheduling enhanced student learning. An analysis of the teacher narratives indicated that an immediate benefit of implementing block-scheduling in the secondary school setting may be that the longer class length time-frame forces teachers to rethink their primary teaching strategies and learn new instructional delivery methods. A major limitation of this research was that schools involved in this study varied widely in student enrollment. Future research about block-scheduling should address the relationship between school size and school effectiveness, institutional practices and school effectiveness, and the length of time a school has been in a block-schedule and school effectiveness.
Download or read book Scheduling Strategies for Middle Schools written by Michael D. Rettig and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-10-30 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With over 150 sample schedules, this book shows how scheduling strategies can enhance your school's capacity to offer exploratory courses, interdisciplinary teaching teams, teacher-based guidance programs, and other programs and practices which are responsive to the needs of early adolescents.
Download or read book Teacher Perceptions Regarding the Influence Block Scheduling Has on Student Learning as Compared to Traditional Scheduling in Middle Schools written by Rhonda Dunham and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 183 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this study was to compare middle school 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 the A/B block schedule perceived their schedule had a greater impact on student learning on over 90% of the survey responses. In addition the A/B block schedule teachers perceived their instructional strategies were more diverse than the traditional schedule middle teachers. While professional development demonstrated significant differences between the two groups, the differences were not as many or as large.
Download or read book An Educator s Guide to Block Scheduling written by Mary M. Bevevino and published by Allyn & Bacon. This book was released on 1999 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Educational reform often brings changes which are superficial at best and artificial at worst.
Download or read book The Block Scheduling Handbook written by J. Allen Queen and published by Corwin Press. This book was released on 2008-12-19 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This step-by-step resource offers three block schedule models, sample lessons, instructional strategies, and templates to get a successful alternative scheduling program up and running.
