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Disadvantaged Students in the Early Grades: Will Smaller Classes Help Them?
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Vaag Iversen, Jon Marius; Bonesrønning, Hans – Education Economics, 2013
This paper uses data from the Norwegian elementary school to test whether students from disadvantaged backgrounds benefit from smaller classes. The data cover one cohort of fourth graders who have been treated in small versus large classes for a period of three years. The Norwegian class size rule of maximum 28 students is used to generate…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged, Class Size, Small Classes, Grade 4
Longitudinal Effects of Class Size Reductions on Attainment: Results from Hong Kong Primary Classrooms
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Galton, Maurice; Pell, Tony – International Journal of Educational Research, 2012
In a four-year study of the effect of class size on pupil outcomes in a sample of 36 primary schools in Hong Kong, it has been found that there are few positive differences in attainment between classes set at less than 25 pupils and those of normal size averaging 38. Three cohorts of pupils were studied. In Cohort 1 pupils spent 3 years in small…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Class Size, Small Classes, Longitudinal Studies
Service-Learning: Thinking outside the Box
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Deeley, Susan J. – Active Learning in Higher Education, 2010
Service-learning is a form of experiential learning that combines academic coursework with voluntary service in the community. There is a dearth of critical analysis of the effects of service-learning. To address this issue, this practitioner research aimed to explore and understand its effects. An inductive approach, using qualitative and…
Descriptors: Grounded Theory, Focus Groups, Experiential Learning, Comparative Analysis
Girls' Participation in Post-16 Mathematics: A View from Pupils in Wales
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Cann, Rosemary – Gender and Education, 2009
A number of studies have highlighted that anxiety, confidence and enjoyment are influential factors on students' participation in mathematics, and in particular girls' participation. This paper, based upon data collected as part of a PhD thesis, examines the effect of these influences on pupil choices within different types of secondary schools in…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Females, Foreign Countries, Mathematics Anxiety
Does Class Size Really Make a Differences? Exploring Classroom Interaction in Large and Small Classes.
Kumar, Karuna – RELC Journal: A Journal of Language Teaching and Research in Southeast Asia, 1992
Classroom interaction data from traditional and activity-based English classes of different sizes are compared in terms of opportunities for learners to interact meaningfully. Findings suggest that the nature of the teaching-learning activities and the teacher's role and attitude influence learner participation more than class size. (24…
Descriptors: Class Size, Classroom Environment, Comparative Analysis, Foreign Countries
School Class Size: Research and Policy
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