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Download full textOregon State Dept. of Education, Salem. – 1989
This paper results from the Oregon Action Plan for Excellence, which defines goals and outcomes of the K-12 school experience. This Physical Education Concept Paper, the first of a series, is presented as a challenge to Oregon physical educators to confront constructively and resolve issues with implications for school physical education programs.…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Athletics, Class Size, Coeducation
Nishi, Shannon – 1990
A review of literature on class size is the purpose of this report. Included are a summary of four meta analyses (Robinson and Wittebols 1986), (Cone 1978), and (Glass and Smith 1978 and 1979); a discussion of research methodologies; recommendations for policy makers; and alternative strategies for class size reduction. Appendices present…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Class Size, Classroom Environment, Elementary Secondary Education
Byrnes, Heidi – 1990
This digest focuses on the articulation of foreign language programs between secondary and higher education. The following questions are addressed: (1) What are urgent reasons for better program articulation?; (2) What forms does articulation take?; (3) What aspects of the educational process does articulation address?; (4) Are there examples of…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Class Size, Curriculum Design, Educational Objectives
Carrington, Andrew T.; And Others – 1981
This study was designed to determine the effect class size had on the reading achievement of first grade students. During a review of the literature, identified studies were analyzed for evidences of impact on student reading achievement, the instructional program, operational expenditures, and classroom space. The Virginia Beach research study…
Descriptors: Class Size, Classroom Environment, Grade 1, Interior Space
Wendler, Cathy L. W.; Roid, Gale H. – 1983
Research on the use of sociometric ratings (peer nominations) in predicting achievement and school outcomes is briefly reviewed along with developments in instrumentation. Particular attention is given to a newly revised system of collecting teacher and self ratings along with peer nominations in a comprehensive assessment of the affective and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Class Size, Classroom Environment, Elementary Education
Varble, Mary Ellen; Gilman, David Alan – 1988
This study examined the relationship between test results of students in PRIMETIME first-grade classrooms in Indiana, and the Smith and Glass (1979) class size/achievement model. The class size/achievement model shows the results of a meta-analysis of research on class size which indicated that as class size decreases, achievement increases. The…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Class Size, Grade 1, Mathematics Achievement
Barker, Bruce O. – 1986
Small schools (with enrollments of 300 or less) are being rediscovered as models for effective schools. Currently 26.9% of America's school systems enroll over 500,000 students in more than 26,000 small schools staffed by 50,000 teachers. Small schools have pioneered many educational "innovations": non-graded classrooms, individualized…
Descriptors: Class Size, Classroom Environment, Educational Change, Educational Principles
Ellis, Thomas I. – 1984
Research indicates that the relationship between class size and instructional effectiveness depends on a multitude of related variables, such as age level of students, subject matter taught, and instructional methods used. Recent statistical syntheses of this research reveal that the instructional benefits of smaller classes are most significant…
Descriptors: Class Size, Classroom Environment, Cost Effectiveness, Crowding
Caldwell, F. L.; Charles, Dick – 1977
In order to analyze the productivity of 11 De Anza College extended campus "school sites" (elementary, junior and senior high schools), course offerings, enrollments, class size, and course cancellation data for each site were reviewed. Seventh week enrollments and seven quarters of offerings by the humanities, behavioral science,…
Descriptors: Class Size, Community Colleges, Enrollment, Facility Utilization Research
Doss, David A.; Hester, Joy – 1978
The regulations and guidelines issued by the Office of Education and state education agencies imply that local districts must provide "something extra" with ESEA Title I funds. In many schools, other compensatory education programs also compete for the time of Title I eligible students. In an attempt to determine what the something extra…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Class Size, Comparative Analysis, Compensatory Education
Minnesota Univ., St. Paul. Educational Cooperative Services Unit. – 1977
With the purpose of supplying information on school district reorganization to school districts in Minnesota, this report begins with an overview of reorganization, including a definition of terms, an investigation of the impetus for reorganization, and a discussion of the manner in which school district reorganization legislation is usually…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Centralization, Class Size, Consolidated Schools
CITIZENS SCHOOLS COMMITTEE OF CHICAGO – 1964
THE CITIZENS COMMITTEE OFFERS SUGGESTIONS FOR COMPENSATORY EDUCATION TO MEET THE NEEDS OF ALL CHILDREN LIVING IN AREAS OF HIGH TRANSIENCY WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED A MEAGER EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND. THE SUGGESTIONS ARE--THAT CLASS SIZE BE LIMITED TO 25 STUDENTS. THAT THE LENGTH OF SCHOOL IN "DIFFICULT" AREAS BE LENGTHENED, AND THAT THE SALARY…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Bibliographies, Class Size, Compensatory Education
Ramstad, William Kvindlog – 1963
This study was made to see if there were descriptive statistics on (1) size of enrollment, (2) location (by population density), (3) availability of staff, (4) curriculum (transfer or terminal), and (5) cost per student that would predict rejection of experimental programs in staff use. The attitude of the chief administrator as the single most…
Descriptors: Class Size, Educational Experiments, Educational Television, Experimental Teaching
Brehman, George E., Jr. – 1978
An evaluation of the faculty workload in Pennsylvania's state-owned higher education institutions is presented. Tabular and text data show: faculty workload in terms of full-time equivalent (FTE) student/faculty instruction ratio, student credit hours, student-contact hours, and credit-hour cost; relationship of average full credit-hour cost per…
Descriptors: Class Size, College Faculty, Faculty Workload, Higher Education
A Test of the Association of Class Size to Students' Attitudes Toward Science. Research Paper No. 9.
Ward, William H. – 1975
Analysis of data, collected by the Minnesota Research and Evaluation Project during 1972, on high school biology, chemistry, and physics classes from 12 states in 3 regions of the United States showed no association between class size and student attitude toward science. Potential effects of teachers' attitudes toward science and students'…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attitudes, Biology, Chemistry
