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Romanik, Dale – Research Services, Miami-Dade County Public Schools, 2010
This Information Capsule examines the background and history in addition to research findings pertaining to class size reduction (CSR). This Capsule concludes that although educational researchers have not definitively agreed upon the effectiveness of CSR, given its almost universal public appeal, there is little doubt it is here to stay in some…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Teacher Effectiveness, Cost Effectiveness, Program Effectiveness
Thompson, Charles L.; Cunningham, Elizabeth K. – 2001
This report summarizes research on the effects of class size reduction, outlines lessons learned from large-scale class size reduction initiatives in California and Wisconsin, and draws out implications of the research and lessons for class size reduction in North Carolina. The evidence that smaller classes promote increased learning is strongest…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Class Size, Educational Change, Educational Finance
McCluskey, Neal – 2002
"Smaller is better" is often the mantra of school leaders with regard to class size, while the benefits of smaller schools are ignored. Benefits of small classes seem obvious--teachers with fewer students could devote more time to each student. Conducted in 1985-89, Tennessee's Project STAR (Student/Teacher Achievement Ratio) found that…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Class Size, Educational Change, Educational Environment