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Conaway, Chad; De Jong, David; Curtin, Susan; Strouse, Gabrielle; Degen, Dustin – Education Leadership Review, 2020
Identifying an appropriate class size is an important decision public schools face as they weigh balancing their budget with the impact class size may have on student achievement. This study examined perceptions of South Dakota kindergarten through third-grade teachers, elementary principals, and superintendents concerning optimal class size and…
Descriptors: Class Size, Teacher Attitudes, Administrator Attitudes, Superintendents
Watson, Kevin; Handal, Boris; Maher, Marguerite – Curriculum and Teaching, 2016
A consistent body of research shows that large classes have been perceived by teachers as an obstacle to deliver quality teaching. This large-scale study sought to investigate further those differential effects by asking 1,119 teachers from 321 K-12 schools in New South Wales (Australia) their perceptions of ideal class size for a variety of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Teachers, Secondary School Teachers, Teacher Attitudes
Achilles, C. M.; Kiser-Kling, Karen; Aust, Ann; Owen, Jean – 1995
As poverty, dysfunctional families, and special needs continue to affect students, educators seek improved ways to start children in formal education. One such approach is to lower the teacher-to-pupil ratios, and recent research shows that this method positively influences pupil achievement. How the process works is not well understood. To fill…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Class Size, Classroom Environment, Comparative Analysis
Achilles, C. M., Comp.; Finn, Jeremy D., Comp.; Pate-Bain, Helen, Comp. – 2001
This manual draws together evolving information about how group size influences what the group does and how learning tasks may be designed and employed to accomplish desired outcomes. The manual includes ideas from research on class size and its outcomes; theories of learning and development; and validated experiences of expert educators. It…
Descriptors: Class Organization, Class Size, Classes (Groups of Students), Classroom Design