This study determined the impact of master scheduling models on student
performance as reported by the AEIS database in the high schools of the SAISD. General
student performance and the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills were the
primary measures for comparison. The SAISD made a transition from an A-B block
schedule in 2002 to a traditional-seven period model in 2003. Conclusions have been
made as to the degree of influence that traditional and block schedules have on student
performance.
The population of this study was the eight high schools of the SAISD. All students
enrolled on these campuses were included in the data analysis. The population was
14,418 students during the 2002-2003 school year and 13,689 in 2003-2004. Descriptive
statistics and analysis of variance (ANOVA) were the measures utilized for the purposes
of population comparisons and data review. Based on the findings of this study, the
recommendations for practice indicate the following: 1. Attendance ratings did not return statistical significance on a traditional schedule.
2. Advanced Course participation and AP/IB testing results returned statistical
significance on a traditional schedule.
3. SAT and ACT did not return statistical significance on a traditional schedule.
4. TAKS Campus Performance did not return statistical significance on a traditional
schedule.
5. TAKS Reading/ELA, Mathematics, Science and Social Studies scores returned
statistical significance on a traditional schedule.
6. African American, Hispanic and Special Education Performance returned statistical
significance in TAKS Science and TAKS Social Studies on a traditional schedule.
7. White Performance returned statistical significance in TAKS Science on a traditional
schedule.
8. Economically Disadvantaged Performance returned statistical significance in each
area of the TAKS assessment on a traditional schedule.
9. Limited English Proficient Performance returned statistical significance in TAKS
Math on a traditional schedule.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:tamu.edu/oai:repository.tamu.edu:1969.1/2564 |
| Date | 01 November 2005 |
| Creators | Morgan, Scott Edwin |
| Contributors | Collier, Virginia, Stark, Stephen |
| Publisher | Texas A&M University |
| Source Sets | Texas A and M University |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Book, Thesis, Electronic Record of Study, text |
| Format | 768594 bytes, electronic, application/pdf, born digital |
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