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Peer reviewedHandley, Patricia – Educational Leadership, 2002
Describes benefits of small classes based on 28 years of experience as elementary teacher. Includes establishing a successful classroom community, more time for students, fewer discipline problems, personalized assessment, and more opportunity to use best teaching practices. (PKP)
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Community, Discipline Problems, Elementary Education
Download full textHarman, Patrick; Egelson, Pauline; Hood, Art; O'Connell, Debbie – 2002
This study examined the impact of smaller class size on elementary student achievement, focusing on types of instructional strategies utilized, student time on task, academic focus of the classroom, and types of interactions between teachers and students and between students and students. Two long-term class size reduction sites in North Carolina…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Class Size, Classroom Environment, Elementary Education
