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Peer reviewedJohnson, Kirk A. – Educational Leadership, 2002
Questions positive effects of small classes on student achievement. Describes study using 1998 NAEP reading data to determine whether students in small classes do better than students in large classes. Finds that after controlling for several factors such as gender, students in small classes did no better in reading than students in large classes.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Class Size, Cost Effectiveness, Elementary Secondary Education
