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The Long-Term Effects of Small Classes: A Five-Year Follow-Up of the Tennessee Class Size Experiment.
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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
Class Size and Student Achievement: Research-Based Policy Alternatives.
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Odden, Allan – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 1990
Literature on the relation between class size and student achievement is reviewed, and policy alternatives are suggested. Class size reduction strategies, focusing on individual or small group tutoring, are proposed for primary and secondary instruction. Implementing these strategies requires ambitious staff development programs. (SLD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Class Size, Classroom Environment, Educational Improvement
Estimating the Cost of National Class Size Reductions under Different Policy Alternatives.
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Brewer, Dominic J.; Krop, Cathy; Gill, Brian P.; Reichardt, Robert – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 1999
Estimates the operational costs of nationwide class-size-reduction programs under various policy alternatives, including the specified class size, flexibility in implementation, and whether the policy is targeted toward at-risk students. Depending on the options, estimated costs range from about $2 billion per year to over $11 billion per year.…
Descriptors: Class Size, Cost Effectiveness, Costs, Educational Finance