Class Size Effects: Assessing the Evidence, Its Policy Implications, and Future Research Agenda. Conclusion.

Grissmer, David

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ERIC Number: EJ592475

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1999

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Class Size Effects: Assessing the Evidence, Its Policy Implications, and Future Research Agenda. Conclusion.

Grissmer, David

Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, v21 n2 p231-48 Sum 1999

Summarizes evidence for the effects of class-size reduction from experimental and nonexperimental measurements, addresses questions about the robustness of each type of estimate, and suggests hypotheses that could reconcile differences resulting from conflicting evidence. Discusses potential costs and the implications for future research into the effects of class size. (SLD)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Class Size, Costs, Experiments, Program Effectiveness, Program Evaluation, Research Needs, Small Classes, Teacher Student Ratio

Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Note: Special issue titled "Class Size: Issues and New Findings."