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Alternative High School Scheduling: A View From The Student's Desk, John Pisapia, Amy Lynn Westfall
Alternative High School Scheduling: A View From The Student's Desk, John Pisapia, Amy Lynn Westfall
MERC Publications
In 1995, the Metropolitan Educational Research Consortium (MERC) commissioned a study of alternative high school schedules to determine their effects on teaching strategies, teacher and student satisfaction, and student and school performance. This paper presents the results of the analysis of teacher surveys and focus group interviews in twelve high schools utilizing different scheduling alternatives.
Alternative High School Scheduling: Student Achievement And Behavior Research Report, John Pisapia, Amy Lynn Westfall
Alternative High School Scheduling: Student Achievement And Behavior Research Report, John Pisapia, Amy Lynn Westfall
MERC Publications
In 1995, the Metropolitan Educational Research Consortium (MERC) commissioned a study of alternative high school schedules to determine their effects on teaching strategies, teacher and student satisfaction, and student and school performance. Two previous papers emanating from this study reported the views of teachers and students regarding alternative schedules in twelve high schools utilizing different scheduling alternatives to address. This paper uses commonly collected statistical data, and survey and interview responses from those same schools to determine the impact of alternative schedules on student achievement and behavior.