Compilation of Class Size Findings: Grade Level, School, and District.

Autor/in	Miller-Whitehead, Marie
Titel	Compilation of Class Size Findings: Grade Level, School, and District.
Quelle	(2003), (22 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Academic Achievement; Class Size; Educational Research; Elementary Secondary Education; Minority Group Children; Poverty; Small Classes; Teacher Student Ratio; Tennessee + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schulleistung; Klassengröße; Bildungsforschung; Pädagogische Forschung; Armut; Lehrer-Schüler-Relation
Abstract	This study provides an overview of class size research, examples of various class size and pupil-teacher-ratio (PTR) configurations commonly used by practitioners, and the most recent findings of scientifically controlled experimental Tennessee STAR studies. The learning environment is hierarchical in nature, with student-level data influenced by family characteristics external to school; school-level data influenced by school faculty, staff, and resources; and district-level data influenced by the schools and the community of which they are a part. This paper examines the results of two- and three-level class size models that have been able to account for more variability than one-level models and that thus have provided the most comprehensive interpretations available of the effects of small classes. Results have indicated that smaller classes have been effective with diverse populations of students but most effective in the earlier grades (K-3) with minorities or students living in poverty. The paper concludes that both PTR and class size provide important information for decision makers, that funding sources affect class size decisions, and that the class size configuration may often be determined by scheduling considerations and by availability of faculty and facilities. (Contains 18 references.) (SM)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC