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Nye, Barbara A.; And Others – American School Board Journal, 1992
Four years of research in Tennessee involving more than 6,000 students each year demonstrate that smaller classes can provide substantial gains in student achievement, especially in the early grades. Lists 10 information sources about the effects of class size on student learning. (MLF)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Class Size, Primary Education, Small Classes
Download full textNye, Barbara A.; And Others – 1992
As an initial attempt to document the influence of class size reduction on overall student achievement, this report evaluates Project Challenge, a Tennessee Department of Education program to reduce at-risk student/teacher ratio in kindergarten through third grade classes in 17 rural Tennessee school systems. A summary of findings relating to the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Class Size, High Risk Students, Primary Education
Peer reviewedNye, Barbara A.; Hedges, Larry V.; Konstantopoulos, Spyros – American Journal of Education, 2000
Investigates differential effects of small classes on academic achievement among disadvantaged elementary students using data from Tennessee's Student Achievement Ratio Project. While positive effects of small classes are evident on both reading and mathematics achievement, there is no evidence of differential effects for low socioeconomic status…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Class Size, Disadvantaged Youth, Elementary Secondary Education
Nye, Barbara A.; And Others – 1992
Researchers on the Lasting Benefits Study (LBS) are tracking students who participated in Tennessee's K-3 Student/Teacher Achievement Ratio (STAR) Project (1985-89) as they continue into later grades. Project STAR was a statewide experiment conducted to demonstrate the effects of reduced student/teacher ratios (15:1) on student achievement…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Class Size, Grade 4, Intermediate Grades
Nye, Barbara A.; And Others – 1992
Between 1985 and 1989, the Student Teacher Achievement Ratio (STAR) Project studied the effect of class size on student achievement in Tennessee schools. The study examined: (1) small classes of 13 to 17 students per teacher; (2) regular classes of 22 to 25 students per teacher; and (3) regular classes with a teacher's aide. The sample included…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Class Size, Elementary Education
Direct linkPeevely, Gary; Hedges, Larry; Nye, Barbara A. – Journal of Education Finance, 2005
The effects of class size on academic achievement have been studied for decades. Although the results of small-scale, randomized experiments and large-scale, econometric studies point to positive effects of small classes, some scholars see the evidence as ambiguous. Recent analyses from a 4-year, large-scale, randomized experiment on the effects…
Descriptors: Small Classes, Grade 3, Resource Allocation, Teacher Salaries
Nye, Barbara A.; And Others – 1991
Between 1985 and 1989, the Student Teacher Achievement Ratio (STAR) Project studied the effect of class size on student achievement in Tennessee schools. The study examined: (1) small classes of 15 students per teacher; (2) regular classes of 24 students per teacher; and (3) regular classes with a teacher's aide. The sample included students from…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Class Size, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students
