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Liyin Zhang; Mian Wu; Fan Ouyang – Education and Information Technologies, 2024
The data-intensive research paradigm calls for using educational and learning data to generate actionable insights and improve the instruction and learning quality. Although previous research designed and employed teaching analytics or learning analytics tools, few research had incorporated multiple data sources to assess the overall teaching and…
Descriptors: In Person Learning, Small Classes, Foreign Countries, Learning Analytics
Wang, Mengqian; Guo, Wenge; Le, Huixiao; Qiao, Bo – Interactive Learning Environments, 2020
Peer review has been commonly applied to university-level online courses, but less at the high-school level. Little is known about high school students' tendencies when they give reviews to their peers, specifically which posts are more likely to receive reviews. This study adopted social network analysis, regression analysis and content analysis…
Descriptors: Peer Evaluation, High School Students, Online Courses, Small Classes
Toro, Lisset V.; Pinza, Eliana I.; Vargas, Alba B.; Zuniga, Alexandra; Paredes, Fabian M.; Espinosa, Franklin O. – Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology - TOJET, 2019
The English language teaching learning process in small classes may turn challenging for some teachers but also rewarding because of the results obtained. In our country, the majority of high schools have a big number of students in the English courses and this may be one of the causes for language low achievement. For this reason, this study is…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Small Classes
McInerney, Melissa – ProQuest LLC, 2014
Class size and student achievement have been debated for decades. The vast amount of research on this topic is either conflicting or inconclusive. There are large and small scale studies that support both sides of this dilemma (Achilles, Nye, Boyd-Zaharias, Fulton, & Cain, 1994; Glass & Smith, 1979; Slavin, 1989). Class size reduction is a…
Descriptors: Class Size, Academic Achievement, Budgets, Statistical Analysis
Shin, Yongyun – Journal of Educational and Behavioral Statistics, 2012
Does reduced class size cause higher academic achievement for both Black and other students in reading, mathematics, listening, and word recognition skills? Do Black students benefit more than other students from reduced class size? Does the magnitude of the minority advantages vary significantly across schools? This article addresses the causal…
Descriptors: African American Students, Class Size, Recognition (Achievement), Causal Models
Folmer-Annevelink, Elvira; Doolaard, Simone; Mascareno, Mayra; Bosker, Roel J. – Journal of Classroom Interaction, 2010
This paper addresses the relationship between class size and student-teacher interactions as an explanation for effects of class size on achievement. Observations were conducted in kindergarten and Grade 1 classes from 46 Dutch primary schools in order to address the effect of class size on the amount and type of student-teacher interactions. The…
Descriptors: Class Size, Grade 1, Elementary School Students, Foreign Countries
Dixon, Annabelle – Forum for the Discussion of New Trends in Education, 1980
The author, Deputy Head of Chalk Dell Infant School in Hertford, England, reviews research on the effects of class size and analyzes her own experience with a class of 33 and a class of 23 students. (Editor/SJL)
Descriptors: Class Organization, Class Size, Interaction, Program Effectiveness

Meredith, Gerald M.; Ogasawara, Todd H. – Perceptual and Motor Skills, 1981
Study investigated relationship between class size and end-of-semester evaluation ratings. Size was most highly related to Group Intimacy/Interaction ratings. (Author)
Descriptors: Class Size, Classroom Environment, Correlation, Course Evaluation
Sugrue, Brenda; Rietz, Thomas; Hansen, Sarah – Performance Improvement Quarterly, 1999
Investigates differences in student perceptions and performance among three distance learning sites taking the same off-campus M.B.A. course with the same instructor. Performance in the two smaller classes was better than performance in the large class. Student characteristics and site variables accounted for more than 50% of variance in…
Descriptors: Business Administration Education, Class Size, Distance Education, Higher Education
Blatchford, Peter; Bassett, Paul; Brown, Penelope – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2005
The authors examined class size effects on teacher-pupil interactions, pupil engagement, and pupil-pupil interaction. They extended previous research by recognizing the hierarchical nature of observation data and the possible influence of other variables. The study used a time sampling method involving 257 children (aged 10-11 years) in 16 small…
Descriptors: Small Classes, Observation, Interaction, Teaching Assistants
Hidlebaugh, Everett – 1971
Small-group instruction is designed to develop group and individual interaction of all students. This learning module presents three groups of activities which should maximize small-group effectiveness. These activities are categorized according to functions best suited for small-group instruction, organization of the small group, and pointers for…
Descriptors: Competency Based Teacher Education, Educational Quality, Interaction, Learning Activities
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