From Block to Traditional Schedule: The Impact on Academic Achievement, Attendance Rates, and Dropout Rates
Description:
The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of school schedule on student achievement and attendance of ninth and tenth grade students in metropolitan area Texas high schools (n = 22) and campus dropout rates. High schools that were analyzed in this study made a transition from A/B block scheduling in the 2003-04 school year to a traditional school schedule in the 2004-05 school year. Academic achievement, attendance rates and dropout rates were gathered through the archived files of th…
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Date:
May 2008
Creator:
Schott, Patrick W.
Partner:
UNT Libraries