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Direct linkKonstantopoulos, Spyros; Li, Wei – Educational Research and Evaluation, 2012
Evidence from Project STAR has suggested a considerable advantage of being in small classes in early grades. However, the extra benefits of additional years in small classes have not been discussed in detail. The present study examined the additional effects of being in small classes for more than 1 year. We find that once previous grade…
Descriptors: Small Classes, Evidence, Early Childhood Education, Longitudinal Studies
Peer reviewedMitchell, Douglas E.; And Others – Peabody Journal of Education, 1989
Article reanalyzes and expands upon data from Tennessee's Project STAR which examined the effects of class size reduction on student achievement in the primary grades. It describes six competing theories of class size impact on achievement and test performance, settling on the student group/modeling interpretation of study data. (SM)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Class Size, Data Interpretation
Peer reviewedBlatchford, Peter; Mortimore, Peter – Oxford Review of Education, 1994
Reports that the debate over class size in schools has become more heated in recent years. Examines recent research and attempts to answer three questions regarding class size and academic achievement. Concludes that there is a link between the 2, but only in the early years and only with classes smaller than 20 students. (CFR)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Class Size, Classroom Environment
