Some Findings From an Independent Investigation of the Tennessee STAR Experiment and From Other Investigations of Class Size Effects

1999 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 143-163 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eric A. Hanushek
Keyword(s):  
Size Effects ◽  
Class Size ◽  
Independent Investigation ◽  
Star Experiment

scholarly journals Class size effects in higher education: Differences across STEM and non-STEM fields

2021 ◽  
Vol 82 ◽  
pp. 102104
Author(s):  
Elif Kara ◽  
Mirco Tonin ◽  
Michael Vlassopoulos
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Size Effects ◽  
Class Size ◽  
Stem Fields

An Experimental Study of the Effects of Class Size

1980 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 141-152 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stan M. Shapson ◽  
Edgar N. Wright ◽  
Gary Eason ◽  
John Fitzgerald
Keyword(s):  
School Districts ◽  
Size Effects ◽  
Class Size ◽  
Process Variables ◽  
Mathematics Problem Solving ◽  
Reading Vocabulary ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Students Attitudes ◽  
Method Of Instruction ◽  
Mathematics Problem

The study investigated the effects of four class sizes (16, 23, 30, and 37) on teachers’ expectations; the attitudes and opinions of participants (students and teachers); student achievement in reading, mathematics, composition, and art; student self-concept; and a variety of classroom process variables (e.g., teacher-pupil interaction, pupil participation, method of instruction). Teachers and students were randomly assigned to a class size in Grades 4 and 5. A total of 62 classes in three school districts in Metropolitan Toronto participated in the two-year study. Findings indicated that teachers had definite expectations of class size effects that subsequently were reported to be confirmed by their experience in the study. However, most other results failed to support teachers’ opinions. Few of the observed classroom process variables were affected by class size. Although students’ mathematics-concept scores were higher in size 16 than 30 or 37, there were no class size effects for the other achievement measures (reading, vocabulary, mathematics-problem solving, art, and composition) or for students’ attitudes and self-concepts.

scholarly journals Heterogeneous Class Size Effects: New Evidence from a Panel of University Students

2010 ◽  
Vol 120 (549) ◽  
pp. 1365-1398 ◽  
Author(s):  
Oriana Bandiera ◽  
Valentino Larcinese ◽  
Imran Rasul
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Size Effects ◽  
Class Size ◽  
New Evidence ◽  
Heterogeneous Class
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