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Class Size and Student Performance at a Public Research University: A Cross-Classified Model
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Johnson, Iryna Y. – Research in Higher Education, 2010
This study addresses several methodological problems that have confronted prior research on the effect of class size on student achievement. Unlike previous studies, this analysis accounts for the hierarchical data structure of student achievement, where grades are nested within classes and students, and considers a wide range of class sizes…
Descriptors: Class Size, Research Universities, Grades (Scholastic), Small Classes
Small Classes, Big Possibilities.
Achilles, Charles M. – School Administrator, 1997
Conclusive research has shown the benefits of small class size (1:15), especially for primary grades. Large-scale projects in Indiana and Tennessee and numerous smaller studies found that youngsters in small classes obtain higher test scores, participate more eagerly, demonstrate improved behavior, and retain these benefits in later schooling…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Class Size, Educational Benefits, Educational Improvement
How Changing Class Size Affects Classrooms and Students.
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Mitchell, Douglas; And Others – 1989
Finding an unequivocable answer to the class size issue is vitally important to the future of American public education. Sorting out conflicting viewpoints and determining supportable conclusions are this report's primary purpose. Three factors--research motivation, the effects of confounding variables, and problems related to distinguishing…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Class Size, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education
Some Findings from an Independent Investigation of the Tennessee STAR Experiment and from Other Investigations of Class Size Effects.
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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
Class Size and Educational Achievement: A Review of Methodology with Particular Reference to Study Design.
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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
Why Research on Science and Mathematics Education in Rural Schools Is Important or the Mean Is the Wrong Message.
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Kifer, Edward – 2001
Educational research, unfortunately, often focuses on finding statistical differences between overall means or averages. Media reports of research routinely present those differences and little else. This paper discusses the importance of considering the spread of the data in addition to the center and how this is relevant to research focused on…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Research, Elementary Education, Mathematics Education