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Talan, Tarik; Dogan, Yunus; Batdi, Veli – Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 2020
The present article attempts to reinterpret the findings of most recent studies investigating effect of using games for teaching purposes. A methodological approach combining a meta-analysis of quantitative data with qualitative ones was adopted in order to present the broadest picture of the current research on educational use of games. To this…
Descriptors: Educational Games, Game Based Learning, Instructional Effectiveness, Academic Achievement
Konstantopoulos, Spyros; Li, Wei – Educational Research and Evaluation, 2012
Evidence from Project STAR has suggested a considerable advantage of being in small classes in early grades. However, the extra benefits of additional years in small classes have not been discussed in detail. The present study examined the additional effects of being in small classes for more than 1 year. We find that once previous grade…
Descriptors: Small Classes, Evidence, Early Childhood Education, Longitudinal Studies

Finn, Jeremy D. – Mid-Western Educational Researcher, 2002
Summarizes research findings on a Tennessee experiment in small classes for primary grades--Project STAR (Student/Teacher Achievement Ratio)--and on similar projects in other states. Discusses effects on student achievement and classroom discipline, effects of small classes versus larger classes with teacher aide, costs, long-term impacts, and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Class Size, Classroom Environment, Educational Research

Deutsch, Francine M. – NASSP Bulletin, 2003
Reviews benefits of smaller class size based on research in elementary and middle schools such as higher student achievement. Concludes that high school students can also benefit from smaller classes. Calls for rigorous class-size research at the high school level. (Contains 41 references.) (PKP)
Descriptors: Class Size, Educational Benefits, Educational Research, Elementary School Students

Achilles, C. M.; Sharp, Mark A. – Catalyst for Change, 1998
Using research to develop a solid educational foundation can accommodate diverse forces confronting educators, initiate systemic change, and help solve the pupil-teacher ratio (PTR)/class-size puzzle. Small K-3 classes are effective and can be efficient if changes are research-based and exploit class-size and PTR differences. (25 references) (MLH)
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Class Size, Educational Research, Foundations of Education

Nye, Barbara; Hedges, Larry V.; Konstantopoulos, Spyros – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 1999
Analyzed data from a five-year followup of students in Tennessee's Student/Teacher Achievement Ratio (STAR) project, a four-year large-scale randomized examination of the effects of class size on academic achievement. Results suggest that class-size benefits persist for at least five years and remain large enough to be important to educational…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Class Size, Educational Policy, Educational Research

Hanushek, Eric A. – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 1999
Reviews Tennessee's Project Student/Teacher Achievement Ratio (STAR) and puts the results in the context of other nonexperimental evidence about class size. Nonexperimental evidence does not support any achievement gains attributable to class-size reduction, and empirical evidence from STAR has design and implementation flaws that cast doubt on…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Class Size, Educational Research, Elementary Education

Wasley, Patricia A. – Educational Leadership, 2002
Provides reasons why class size and school size are important school improvement ideas; highlights findings of selected research on class size and school size; relates personal teaching experience supporting benefits of both small classes and small schools; describes results of a study of an eight-teacher school-within-a-school in Chicago.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Class Size, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education

Dickson, Vaughan A. – Journal of Economic Education, 1984
Statistical evidence showed that university faculty with relatively few students tend to assign higher grades than would be expected otherwise. The significance of this association must be taken into consideration when evaluating student achievement and faculty performance. (Author/RM)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Class Size, Economic Factors, Educational Research

Cacha, Frances B. – Contemporary Education, 1982
Research on the relationship of class size to academic achievement is being used by administrators, parents, teachers, and politicians. Unfortunately, many questions are being raised on the methodology, results, and conclusions of the research studies. (FG)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Class Size, Decision Making, Educational Research

Ritter, Gary W.; Boruch, Robert F. – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 1999
Examines the origins of Tennessee's Project Student/Teacher Achievement Ratio (STAR) and explores what it was about Tennessee in the mid-1980s that fostered the development of this experimental approach to class size. Highlights the connection between the research world and the political world that resulted in the STAR project. (SLD)
Descriptors: Class Size, Educational History, Educational Research, Elementary Education

Goldstein, Harvey; Blatchford, Peter – British Educational Research Journal, 1998
Reviews research into class size effects from a methodological viewpoint, concentrating on various strengths and weaknesses of randomized controlled trials (RCT) and observational studies. Discusses population definitions, causation, and generally sets out criteria for valid inferences from such studies. Illustrates with new findings from data in…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Class Size, Control Groups, Data Collection

Mosteller, Frederick – Future of Children, 1995
Discusses research (Tennessee Study of Class Size) that determined the effects of smaller class size in the earliest grades on short- and long-term pupil performance. The 4-year study assessed the performance of over 6,500 students who attended K-3 classrooms having differing numbers of students and found evidence of short- and long-term benefits…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Class Size, Educational Research, Elementary School Students

Mitchell, Douglas E.; And Others – Peabody Journal of Education, 1989
Article reanalyzes and expands upon data from Tennessee's Project STAR which examined the effects of class size reduction on student achievement in the primary grades. It describes six competing theories of class size impact on achievement and test performance, settling on the student group/modeling interpretation of study data. (SM)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Class Size, Data Interpretation
Milesi, Carolina; Gamoran, Adam – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 2006
Although experimental results indicate that smaller classes promote higher achievement in early elementary school, the broader literature on class-size effects is inconclusive. This seeming contradiction raises questions about the generalizability of experimental evidence, an issue that this article addresses by examining the effects of class size…
Descriptors: Young Children, Academic Achievement, Correlation, Classroom Environment
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