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A Review of Literature: Mix It up with Blended Learning in K-12 Schools
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Kassner, Laura – Online Submission, 2013
The purpose of this report was to gather lessons on research-based best practices in blended learning for use by K-12 practitioners, a study commissioned by planning council members of the Metropolitan Educational Research Consortium (MERC). After interviewing representatives from participating school divisions, questions driving the inquiry were…
Descriptors: Blended Learning, Elementary Secondary Education, Literature Reviews, Best Practices
The Effects of Class Size on Student Achievement. A Review of the Literature.
South Carolina State Dept. of Education, Columbia. – 1980
For years the issue of class size has been the subject of hundreds of educational research studies. The effects of class size on student achievement, student and teacher attitudes, instructional setting, and total classroom environment have been examined and re-examined. In general, the findings of these studies have been inconclusive, though for…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Class Size, Classroom Environment, Educational Research
Class Size and the Classroom Teacher.
NJEA Review, 1980
This article is condensed from the topical kit, "NEA Focus: Class Size--A Critical Factor in Quality Education." It cites research on the effects of class size on classroom environment, pupil attitudes, and teacher morale. It also discusses the politics of class size and the advantages of small classes. (SJL)
Descriptors: Class Size, Classroom Environment, Discipline, Educational Quality
Small School Classes, Small Problems? A Study of Peer Harassment, Emotional Problems and Student Perception of Social Support at School in Small and Large Classes.
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Boyesen, Marit; Bru, Edvin – School Psychology International, 1999
Explores relations among class size, social support, harassment of others, and emotional problems in a sample of 1,071 Norwegian eighth-graders. Results show stronger associations between perceived teacher support and peer relations, as well as between peer relations and emotional problems in small classes. Results indicate no difference between…
Descriptors: Class Size, Emotional Problems, Foreign Countries, Grade 8
Class Size: What's the Story? A Research Brief.
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Educational Service District 189, Mt. Vernon, WA. – 1987
This research brief reviews selected 1986 publications concerning the effects of class size on student achievement, attitudes, and behavior. The following points are made: (1) smaller classes in the lower grades have a positive effect on student learning attitudes and behavior; (2) minority, disadvantaged, and low-achieving students perform better…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Class Size, Classroom Environment, Crowding
Class Size and Educational Effectiveness.
Kwasneski, Kimberly A. – 1987
Brief abstracts of research studies on the subject of the relationship between class size and student achievement are presented in this bibliography. The first part of the study examines the research concerned with the reduction of class size and the positive effects it has on student achievement, particularly in the areas of reading and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Class Size, Classroom Environment, Elementary Secondary Education