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Download full textO'Connell, Jessica; Smith, Stuart C. – 2000
This Digest examines school districts' efforts to reap the greatest benefit from smaller classes. Although the report discusses teaching strategies that are most effective in small classes, research has shown that teachers do not significantly change their teaching practices when they move from larger to smaller classes. Smaller classes mean…
Descriptors: Board of Education Policy, Class Size, Educational Facilities, Elementary Secondary Education
O'Connell, Jessica; Smith, Stuart C. – 2000
This digest in Spanish examines school districts' efforts to reap the greatest benefit from smaller classes. Although the report discusses teaching strategies that are most effective in small classes, research has shown that teachers do not significantly change their teaching practices when they move from larger to smaller classes. Although…
Descriptors: Board of Education Policy, Class Size, Educational Facilities, Educational Strategies
Ellis, Thomas I. – 1984
Research indicates that the relationship between class size and instructional effectiveness depends on a multitude of related variables, such as age level of students, subject matter taught, and instructional methods used. Recent statistical syntheses of this research reveal that the instructional benefits of smaller classes are most significant…
Descriptors: Class Size, Classroom Environment, Cost Effectiveness, Crowding
