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Evans, Charles L. – 1972
The Fort Worth Trimester Plan (Intensified Learning Plan) employes three terms of approximately 60 days, each to replace a 90-day semester. To maintain an equivalent amount of classroom time, class periods are extended to 80 minutes at the high school level. The plan was implemented at one high school and three middle schools in 1970-71. The…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Course Organization, Extended School Year, Flexible Scheduling
Evans, Charles L. – 1971
Under the Intensified Learning Plan (ILP), the school year was organized into trimesters. Students focused on fewer subjects for longer daily periods than usual. Results of tests, questionnaires, and conferences were used to measure the accomplishment of criterion objectives. The majority of parents, students, and teachers prefered the ILP, with…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attendance, Conferences, Courses