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Download full textOrganisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, Paris (France). – 1974
This monograph includes three papers that discuss ways teachers can respond to new teaching and learning demands. Part 1, "Initial and Continuing Training of Teachers: New Trends and Concepts," examines (a) general principles of the development of teacher education, (b) implications of new trends and concepts for recruiting members of the teaching…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Class Size, Classroom Environment, Educational Administration
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
Carbone, Elisa – 1998
This book deals with the challenges of teaching large classes at institutions of higher learning, and addresses such issues as how instruction can be personalized and made more interactive with large numbers of students. The material for the book arose out of a "large classes project" at the University of Maryland, where the subject was…
Descriptors: Class Size, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, College Instruction
Stockard, Jean; Mayberry, Maralee – 1992
The existing knowledge of the school environment is reviewed in this book, with a focus on its impact on educational effectiveness and student achievement. Chapter 1 examines how the composition of educational groups affect learning; chapter 2 focuses on the learning climate and cultures--the norms and values that characterize learning…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Class Size, Classroom Environment, Educational Environment
Cahen, Leonard S.; And Others – 1983
A research study was conducted by two teams of researchers who investigated how class size influences teaching and learning. Four second grade teachers participated, two from a rural school in Virginia and two from an urban, inner-city school in California. To understand how the same teachers and students responded to different class size…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Class Organization, Class Size, Classroom Environment
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
Fordham, Adrian M. – 1983
This publication describes the first phase of the Classroom Environment: Teaching for Learning Study in Australia, a six-year international research effort to identify correlations between teaching practices and student achievement. The report's first chapter presents a resume of the study and reviews research findings on managerial and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Class Size, Classroom Environment, Classroom Research
Coleman, Hywel, Ed. – 1996
The collection of essays on sociocultural factors in the second language classroom includes: "Autonomy and Ideology in the English Language Classroom" (Hywel Coleman); "Safe-Talk: Collusion in Apartheid Education" (J. Keith Chick); "English Language Education in Japan" (Virginia LoCastro); "Shadow Puppets and…
Descriptors: Class Size, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, College Environment
