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Miller-Whitehead, Marie – 2003
This study provides an overview of class size research, examples of various class size and pupil-teacher-ratio (PTR) configurations commonly used by practitioners, and the most recent findings of scientifically controlled experimental Tennessee STAR studies. The learning environment is hierarchical in nature, with student-level data influenced by…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Class Size, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education
Achilles, C. M. – 1998
Discussion and research concerning class size can be traced back at least to the 12th century. An overview of recent research on the subject is provided in this report. The paper, which serves as an introduction to a symposium on class size, examines research that has appeared in the past 20 years, but it concentrates on the results of a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Class Size, Classroom Environment, Comparative Analysis