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Download full textMadison Public Schools, WI. – 1976
A study was conducted to determine the effects of class size on the reading achievement of 517 representative Madison (Wisconsin) students in a three year longitudinal sample. Data included reading achievement, IQ, attitudes toward reading, parents' and teachers' ratings of student interest in reading, sex, age, socioeconomic status, and average…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Class Size, Predictor Variables, Primary Education
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Direct linkFinn, Jeremy D.; Gerber, Susan B.; Boyd-Zaharias, Jayne – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2005
This investigation addressed 3 questions about the long-term effects of early school experiences: (a) Is participation in small classes in the early grades (K-3) related to high school graduation? (b) Is academic achievement in K-3 related to high school graduation? (c) If class size is related to graduation, is the relationship explained by the…
Descriptors: High Schools, Graduation, Class Size, Academic Achievement
