The effect of class size on the teaching of pupils aged 7-11 years.

Autor/inn/en	Blatchford, Peter; Russell, Anthony; Bassett, Paul
Titel	The effect of class size on the teaching of pupils aged 7-11 years.
Quelle	In: School effectiveness and school improvement, 18 (2007) 2, S. 147-172Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0924-3453; 1744-5124
DOI	10.1080/09243450601058675
Schlagwörter	Beobachtung; Fragebogenerhebung; Vergleichsuntersuchung; Zufriedenheit; Schuljahr 04; Schuljahr 05; Schuljahr 06; Klassengröße; Primarbereich; Lehrer; Schüler-Lehrer-Beziehung; Schüler; Interaktion; Schulerfolg; Gruppenarbeit; Schülerorientierter Unterricht; Curriculum; Individualisierender Unterricht; Unterricht; Arbeit; Effektivität; Einflussfaktor; Qualität; Großbritannien
Abstract	There is still little consensus on whether and how teaching is affected by small and large classes, especially in the case of students in the later primary years. This study investigated effects of class size on teaching of pupils aged 7 - 11 years. We used a multimethod approach, integrating qualitative information from teachers' end-of-year accounts and data from case studies with quantitative information from systematic observations. Results showed that there was more individual attention in smaller classes, a more active role for pupils, and beneficial effects on the quality of teaching. It is suggested that teachers in both large and small classes need to develop strategies for more individual attention but also recognize the benefits of other forms of learning, for example, group work. (DIPF/Orig.).
Erfasst von	DIPF \| Leibniz-Institut für Bildungsforschung und Bildungsinformation, Frankfurt am Main
Update	2007/4