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Direct linkSohn, Kitae – School Effectiveness and School Improvement, 2016
Understanding the effects of class size reduction (CSR) has been an enduring issue in education. For the past 3 decades, Project STAR has stimulated research and policy discussions regarding the effects of CSR on a variety of outcomes. Schanzenbach (2007) reviewed STAR studies and concluded that small classes improved student academic outcomes.…
Descriptors: Class Size, Small Classes, Educational Policy, Outcomes of Education
Vaag Iversen, Jon Marius; Bonesrønning, Hans – Education Economics, 2013
This paper uses data from the Norwegian elementary school to test whether students from disadvantaged backgrounds benefit from smaller classes. The data cover one cohort of fourth graders who have been treated in small versus large classes for a period of three years. The Norwegian class size rule of maximum 28 students is used to generate…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged, Class Size, Small Classes, Grade 4
Peer reviewedBoyesen, Marit; Bru, Edvin – School Psychology International, 1999
Explores relations among class size, social support, harassment of others, and emotional problems in a sample of 1,071 Norwegian eighth-graders. Results show stronger associations between perceived teacher support and peer relations, as well as between peer relations and emotional problems in small classes. Results indicate no difference between…
Descriptors: Class Size, Emotional Problems, Foreign Countries, Grade 8
