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Peer reviewedMacGregor, Jean, Ed.; Cooper, James L., Ed.; Smith, Karl A., Ed.; Robinson, Pamela, Ed. – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 2000
This volume is a synthesis of interviews conducted with 48 teachers who are infusing their large classes (over 100 students) with small-group activities or are working explicitly to create student communities within large classes. The chapters are: chapter 1, "The Argument for Making Large Classes Seem Small" (James L. Cooper and Pamela…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Class Organization, Class Size, Large Group Instruction
Mishel, Lawrence, Ed.; Rothstein, Richard, Ed. – 2002
This collection of papers debates the merits of smaller class sizes and research methods used to evaluate the efficacy of this education reform measure. Four chapters focus on (1) "Understanding the Magnitude and Effect of Class Size on Student Achievement" (Alan B. Krueger), which discusses expenditures per student and economic criterion; (2)…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Change Strategies, Class Size, Educational Policy
Achilles, Charles M. – 1999
This book contains vignettes and observations provided by teachers who conduct small classes in primary grades. Designed for school leaders, teachers, administrators, students, and others who care about the future of education, the text presents findings from the Student Teacher Achievement Ratio (STAR), the DuPont Study, and the Lasting Benefits…
Descriptors: Class Size, Classroom Environment, Educational Change, Educational Improvement
Download full textGajewsky, Stan – 1973
This survey of the literature indicates that the problem of class size is not so much one of the type of subject or student, but more often a problem of teaching technique with different sizes of classes. Some authors maintain that class size in itself is not the important factor, but rather it is a factor which masks other more important…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Class Size, Classes (Groups of Students), Facility Utilization Research
PDF pending restorationSchofield, Dee – 1974
This analysis outlines the generally inconclusive nature of class size research. In the area of achievement as it relates to class size, the research is demonstrated to be especially inconclusive. In addition to analyzing the problems and weaknesses of class size research, this paper summarizes the effects of class size on the educational process…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Guides, Class Size
Glass, Gene V.; And Others – 1982
This book synthesizes research evidence to demonstrate that 1) class size is strongly related to pupil achievement; 2) smaller classes are more conducive to improved pupil performance than larger classes; 3) smaller classes provide more opportunities to adapt learning programs to individual needs; 4) pupils in smaller classes have more interest in…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Class Size, Classroom Environment, Comparative Analysis
