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Peer reviewedPreece, Peter F. W. – Journal of Educational Research, 1987
A theoretical model of the relationship between class size and achievement is proposed, based on the assumption that a teacher adjusts the style and pace of a lesson to the least able student. The model accounts for features of the Glass and Smith meta-analysis of research. (Author/MT)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Class Size, Elementary Secondary Education, Heterogeneous Grouping
