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A STUDY OF THE CURRENT STATUS OF SCHEDULING PROCEDURES IN SELECTED SECONDARY SCHOOLS AND THE POTENTIAL IMPACT OF THE MICRO-COMPUTER ON SCHEDULING
Abstract
The study examined the historical evolution and development of scheduling practices in secondary schools, 1920-1980. The study ascertained the current status of scheduling practices and the accesibility of the micro-computer in selected Nebraska secondary schools. The study also examined whether micro-computers in secondary school scheduling produced results equal to or better than those achieved by a large computer. Survey results from 81 secondary schools with over 300 students included: (1) 88 percent of the schools operated with six, seven, or eight-period days; (2) three schools utilized ten or more periods; (3) 40 percent utilized the hand scheduling method, 28 percent the arena method, and 41 percent the computer method; (4) 61 percent utilized computers in the scheduling process; (5) 72 percent had a microcomputer; (6) 76 percent of those with micro-computers owned an Apple II computer and 21 percent owned TRS-80 computers; and (7) 86 percent said they would have micro-computers by 1983. The comparison of the large computer and micro-computer scheduling at Valley View Junior High School produced these results: (1) five percent of the students had scheduling conflicts with the large computer process, while 16 percent had conflicts with the micro-computer; (2) class balance produced by the large computer was equal to or closer to the optimum class size than that produced by the micro-computer; (3) 16 multi-section courses had a 40 percent or greater class size discrepancy between the smallest and largest sections of the course utilizing the micro-computer, while two multi-section courses had that same percentage discrepancy when utilizing the large computer; (4) the scheduling cost utilizing the large computer was $761.32, while the cost utilizing the micro-computer was $367.70 when one-time start-up costs were exluded; and (5) 10 percent of the teachers preferred the micro-computer results, 55 percent the large computer results, and 35 percent thought there was no difference.
Subject Area
Secondary education
Recommended Citation
PERKINS, LEE R, "A STUDY OF THE CURRENT STATUS OF SCHEDULING PROCEDURES IN SELECTED SECONDARY SCHOOLS AND THE POTENTIAL IMPACT OF THE MICRO-COMPUTER ON SCHEDULING" (1982). ETD collection for University of Nebraska-Lincoln. AAI8306523.
https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/dissertations/AAI8306523