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Shin, Yongyun; Raudenbush, Stephen W. – Journal of Educational and Behavioral Statistics, 2011
This article addresses three questions: Does reduced class size cause higher academic achievement in reading, mathematics, listening, and word recognition skills? If it does, how large are these effects? Does the magnitude of such effects vary significantly across schools? The authors analyze data from Tennessee's Student/Teacher Achievement Ratio…
Descriptors: Small Classes, Correlation, Reading Achievement, Mathematics Achievement
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Saginaw Public Schools, MI. Dept. of Evaluation Services. – 2000
This study surveyed perceptions of parents, teachers, and principals concerning reduced class size classrooms (RS) with first and second graders versus traditional size classrooms (TS). Participating in the study were 63 RS parents, 80 TS parents, 12 RS teachers, 13 TS teachers, and 14 principals in the Saginaw, Michigan school district. Response…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Class Size, Educational Attitudes, Grade 1
Kurecka, Paul; Claus, Richard N. – 2000
During 1999/2000, the Saginaw, Michigan public schools implemented a reduced class size program in grades 1 and 2. At grade 1 (23 rooms), reduced-size classes were maintained at no more than 18 pupils; at grade 2 (5 rooms), the limit was 21 pupils. Comparison classes were identified to assess the impact of the program. Students in both conditions…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Class Size, Classroom Environment, Educational Research