Class size is a first-order consideration in the study of education production and education costs. How larger or smaller classes affect student outcomes is especially relevant to the growth and design of online classes. We study a field experiment in which college students were quasi-randomly assigned to either a large or a small class. All…

The purpose of this report was to gather lessons on research-based best practices in blended learning for use by K-12 practitioners, a study commissioned by planning council members of the Metropolitan Educational Research Consortium (MERC). After interviewing representatives from participating school divisions, questions driving the inquiry were…

Class size has been widely studied in Higher Education with regard to faculty workload. Online class size research has heightened this conversation / debate. However, little class size research has tried to find a connection to student success, other than in primary education, with no studies performed as of yet for online learning. Most educators…