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Sohn, Kitae – Teachers College Record, 2015
Background: Class size reduction (CSR) is an enduring school reform undertaken in an effort to improve academic achievement and has been widely encouraged in the United States. Supporters of CSR often cite the positive contemporaneous and carryover effects of Project STAR. Much has been discussed regarding the robustness of the contemporaneous…
Descriptors: Class Size, Small Classes, Robustness (Statistics), Elementary School Students
Huss, Christopher D. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The researcher conducted a nonexperimental study to investigate and analyze the influence of reduced class sizes, intensity (all day and every day), duration (five years), and heterogeneity (random class assignment) on the Head Start Fade effect. The researcher employed retrospective data analysis using a longitudinal explanatory design on data…
Descriptors: Class Size, Early Intervention, Disadvantaged Youth, Child Development Centers
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Fidler, Penny – 2001
This study examined the impact of class size reduction (CSR) on achievement among 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students with different numbers of years of participation in CSR. Single-year matched gains were calculated for the 1997-1998 and 1999-2000 school years. Student progress was assessed using scores from the SAT/9 reading, mathematics, and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Class Size, Elementary Education, English (Second Language)