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The Effect of Block Scheduling on Middle School Students' Mathematics Achievement

Hickory (NC) High School. mattoxki{at}hickory.k12.nc.us

Dawson R. Hancock

Department of Educational Leadership at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. dhancock{at}email.uncc.edu

J. Allen Queen

Department of Educational Leadership at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.

To address the nation ' ongoing interest in student achievement, some researchers havefocused on the effect of block scheduling-a model in which students take fewer classes for longer periods of time. Although block scheduling has demonstrated its viability in high schools, little research has explored its effect at the middle level. Because the middle level years are often marked by a decline in student achievement, particularly during the transitional year when students movefrom elementary school to sixth grade, the current study was conducted. Results revealed significant increases in the mathematics achievement scores of sixth-grade students' enrolled in five middle level schools that transitioned fiom traditional to block schedules. Characteristics of block scheduling that may have accountedfor these outcomes and recommendations forfuture research are discussed.

NASSP Bulletin, Vol. 89, No. 642, 3-13 (2005)
DOI: 10.1177/019263650508964202


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