Scores dip at "blocked" schools.
According to according to
prep.
1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians.
2. In keeping with: according to instructions.
3. a study by Iowa State University Academics
ISU is best known for its degree programs in science, engineering, and agriculture. ISU is also home of the world's first electronic digital computing device, the Atanasoff–Berry Computer. , Iowa and Illinois
students in a four-class, single-semester form of block scheduling
produced "markedly lower" ACT scores than students in a
year-long, eight-class block schedule. During the same period, schools
with the traditional eight-period school day have showed little change
in ACT scores. Block scheduling is used by about 30 percent of high
schools in Iowa This is a list of high schools in the state of Iowa. You can also see a list of school districts in Iowa. Adair County
- Nodaway Valley Community School District
- Nodaway Valley High School, Greenfield
Adams County and Illinois.
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