Blocking up the Schedule

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Blocking up the Schedule

• Tyrell Aagard, Kaylea Drake,
• Janna Green

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Purpose

• Our school is considering changing to a 5 x 5
  Block Schedule, so we created a survey to
  discover how JHS students feel about it. We also
  created a similar, biased survey to see if we
  could nudge the results to show a greater amount
  of support for the schedule change.

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Sampling Procedure

• Population Juab High School students
• Sampling Procedure We stratified the students by
  grades and then gave each student in each grade a
  number from one to the number of students in the
  grade. We used a random number generator to
  select students to survey. We chose 30 students
  from each grade. The first 15 selected in each
  grade received an unbiased survey, the last 15 of
  each grade received a biased survey.

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Samping Procedures, contd

• Chosen Bias We biased the survey question by
  making the options for the survey more appealing.
  We also described the 5 x 5 schedule as
  superior, and mentioned how it has worked
  successfully in other schools.

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Survey Text

• Unbiased Seniors

• Biased Seniors

• 5 x 5 Block Schedule (Seniors)
• On a scale of 1-5 (1 being lowest, 5 being
  highest), how familiar are you with the proposed
  5 x 5 Block schedule? _________
• Would you have preferred to have used a 5 x 5
  schedule in high school rather than a 7-period
  day?
• Yes
• No
• Undecided
• If you are in favor of the 5 x 5 schedule, which
  of the following most contributes to your
  opinion?
• More time per class each day
• Generally more classwork and less homework
• Having 5 classes a day rather than 7
• More room to fit in electives
• Easier to get required credits
• Other ___________________________________________
  _____________
• If you are opposed to the 5 x 5 schedule, which
  of the following most contributes to your
  opinion?
• Being absent is comparable to missing 2 days in a
  7-period schedule
• Potentially more confusing than a 7-period
  schedule
• Potentially complicates EdNet scheduling
• Teachers will have to completely re-do their
  class planning
• You will have 10 classes a semester as opposed to
  7

• 5 x 5 Block Schedule Survey 2 (Seniors)
• On a scale of 1 to 5 (1 being lowest, 5 highest),
  how familiar are you with the proposed 5 x 5
  block schedule that has worked quite successfully
  in other schools? ______________
• Would you have preferred to have used this
  superior schedule during your time in high school
  as opposed to the 7-period schedule JHS uses?
• Yes
• No
• Undecided
• If you are in favor of the 5 x 5 schedule, which
  of the following most contributes to your
  opinion?
• There is more time in each class, allowing you to
  spend more time covering required material
• Its proven teachers give less homework if there
  is more time for classwork
• You only have to deal with 5 classes a day rather
  than 7
• You have much more wiggle room to fit in fun
  classes and electives
• Its easier to get the required credits to
  graduate, reducing stress
• Other ____________________________________________
  _________________
• If you are opposed to the 5 x 5 schedule, which
  of the following most contributes to your
  opinion?
• Being absent is comparable to missing 2 7-period
  classes
• Possibly more confusing
• Possibly complicates EdNets
• Teachers have to re-do lesson plans
• More classes per semester

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Survey Text

• Unbiased Underclassmen

• Biased Underclassmen

• 5 x 5 Block Schedule (Underclassmen)
• On a scale of 1-5 (1 being lowest, 5 being
  highest), how familiar are you with the proposed
  5 x 5 Block schedule? _________
• Would you prefer that Juab High School changes to
  the 5 x 5 block schedule next year?
• Yes
• No
• Undecided
• If you are in favor of the 5 x 5 schedule, which
  of the following most contributes to your
  opinion?
• More time per class each day
• Generally more classwork and less homework
• Having 5 classes a day rather than 7
• More room to fit in electives
• Easier to get required credits
• Other ___________________________________________
  _____________
• If you are opposed to the 5 x 5 schedule, which
  of the following most contributes to your
  opinion?
• Being absent is comparable to missing 2 days in a
  7-period schedule
• Potentially more confusing than a 7-period
  schedule
• Potentially complicates EdNet scheduling
• Teachers will have to completely re-do their
  class planning
• You will have 10 classes a semester as opposed to
  7

• 5 x 5 Block Schedule Survey 2 (Underclassmen)
• On a scale of 1 to 5 (1 being lowest, 5 highest),
  how familiar are you with the proposed 5 x 5
  block schedule that has worked quite successfully
  in other schools? ______________
• Would you like JHS to change to this superior
  schedule next year?
• Yes
• No
• Undecided
• If you are in favor of the 5 x 5 schedule, which
  of the following most contributes to your
  opinion?
• There is more time in each class, allowing you to
  spend more time covering required material
• Its proven teachers give less homework if there
  is more time for classwork
• You only have to deal with 5 classes a day rather
  than 7
• You have much more wiggle room to fit in fun
  classes and electives
• Its easier to get the required credits to
  graduate, reducing stress
• Other ____________________________________________
  _________________
• If you are opposed to the 5 x 5 schedule, which
  of the following most contributes to your
  opinion?
• Being absent is comparable to missing 2 7-period
  classes
• Possibly more confusing
• Possibly complicates EdNets
• Teachers have to re-do lesson plans
• More classes per semester

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Summary of Results

• We had an overall non-response rate of 17.5 (30
  of Freshmen, 23 of Sophomores, 3 of Juniors,
  and 13 of Seniors)
• We had a total of 99 surveys completed, which is
  roughly 1/7 of the total population

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Summary of Results
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Summary of Results

• In the unbiased survey, the school is almost
  exactly split into thirds 1/3 for, 1/3 against,
  1/3 undecided.
• Our biased survey backfired, and actually a
  majority of respondents (54.9) were against the
  5 x 5 schedule
• There appeared to be no pattern or general trend
  according to grade (which were all based entirely
  off of the unbiased surveys)

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Summary of Results

• As a whole, there truly was no general consensus
  about the 5 x 5 schedule, and the school is
  equally split in each camp.