The Effect of High School Schedules on Ninth Grade Student Achievement Indicators and Overall School Performance Measures: A Mixed Methods Study
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Chastain, Christopher Don
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2021-12
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Dissertation
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en_US
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Block scheduling (Education) , Dissertations, Academic--United States , Education, Secondary , Georgia , High schools , Ninth grade (Education) , Schedules, School
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High schools around the nation are attempting to find a solution to the "9th-grade bulge," and the ever-growing systematic problem of 9th grade retention. The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of the daily bell schedule on ninth-grade student achievement and overall school performance. A mixed method, sequential explanatory design was utilized to compare the two most common bell schedules; 7-period and 4 X 4 block. The quantitative portion of the study examined 9th grade achievement on the Georgia Milestones End-of-Course (EOC) Assessments and the overall school performance was measured by the College Career Performance Index (CCRPI) and its components. Twelve principals were interviewed for the qualitative section to gain more insight on the quantitative results.
Keywords: High School Schedules, Traditional Schedule, 7-period schedule, Block Schedule, Ninth Grade Student Achievement, Georgia Milestones
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