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Nye, Barbara A.; And Others – 1992
Researchers on the Lasting Benefits Study (LBS) are tracking students who participated in Tennessee's K-3 Student/Teacher Achievement Ratio (STAR) Project (1985-89) as they continue into later grades. Project STAR was a statewide experiment conducted to demonstrate the effects of reduced student/teacher ratios (15:1) on student achievement…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Class Size, Grade 4, Intermediate Grades

Blatchford, Peter; Mortimore, Peter – Oxford Review of Education, 1994
Reports that the debate over class size in schools has become more heated in recent years. Examines recent research and attempts to answer three questions regarding class size and academic achievement. Concludes that there is a link between the 2, but only in the early years and only with classes smaller than 20 students. (CFR)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Class Size, Classroom Environment