Committee Research Articles

This list of research links related to high school scheduling is being provided as informational only and for consideration. It is not suggested that this list is all encompassing or preeminent. It is a starting point for consideration of research regarding high school schedules. Similar to a "wiki," this list can grow and evolve as the committee continues its work.

 

Advisory

• High School Advisory

 

Block Scheduling

• Block Scheduling
• Block Scheduling Research Brief
• Block Scheduling: Implementation, Teaching, and Impact Issues
• Blocking the School Schedule
• Block Scheduling Innovations with Time
• Block Scheduling 10-year Study
• Block Scheduling —Why
• Link to Alternative Scheduling Expert's website
• Links to presentation: Block Schedule vs. The 6 Period Day At The High School.
• More on Block Schedules Research Brief

 

College Admissions

• Holistic Admissions Policies
• University of Washington Adopts Holistic Admissions Policies

 

Flexible Scheduling

• Flexible Scheduling
• Group asks BoE to loosen school day

 

High School Schedules

• High School Schedules

 

Schedules and Achievement

• Math Minutes and PSAT
• Scheduling and Achievement

 

Small School Schedules

• Master Scheduling for Small High Schools (900-1500 students)

 

Statistics

• Issaquah School District High School Statistics

 

Teachers

• Teachers Make a Difference. What is the research evidence?

 

The Arts

• A Fifty School Arts Education.
• Arts Education Resources Initative Booklet.
• Boston Public Schools As Arts-Integrated Learning Organizations.
• Changing the Schedule.
• Economic Development through the Arts.
• Education is Incomplete Without an Arts Component.
• Education Through the Arts in Secondary Schools.
• Excerpts from Federal Commissions and Legislation concerning The Arts.
• Fostering creativity.
• How Creativity, Education and the Arts Shape a Modern Economy.
• Impact of Music Education on Academic Achievement
• Musicians Use Both Sides Of Their Brains More Frequently Than Average People.
• NAESP Article on Core Subjects.
• National Standards for Arts Education.
• Natural News.
• Position Paper on Music Education.
• Reach One, Teach One The Arts as Tools of Connectivity.
• Research Briefs.
• Research Results for Music Education.
• Seattle PI Commentary on Music Education: Creative learning is part of better student performance.
• State Superintendents Support The Arts.
• Stem to Steam.
• Texas Arts Study.
• The Arts are Nice, But.
• The Arts are Vital to Success.
• The Arts at the Heart of Learning.
• The Case for The Arts.
• The Impact of Music Education on Academic Achievement.
• The Necessary Role of the Arts in Education and Society.
• The Progress of Education Reform Arts in Education.
• WASL graph of Music Students Class of 2007 (05-06 scores).

 

Use of Time

• Making Time Count
• Improving Student Achievement by Extending School: Is It Just a Matter of Time?
• Not Just About Time: Instructional Practices and Productive Time in School