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ERIC Number: EJ532296
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1996
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ISSN: ISSN-0192-6365
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The Trimester: A Competency Based Model of Block Scheduling. Research Brief.
Geismar, Thomas J.; Pullease, Barbara G.
NASSP Bulletin, v80 n581 p95-105 Sep 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 community members prefer the trimester system. (MLH)
Descriptors: Block Scheduling, High Schools, Instructional Improvement, Program Implementation, Surveys, Test Results, Time Management, Trimester System
Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative; Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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