[CALIBK12] [CSLA Research Update] Class size study

[Lesley Farmer]

Reduced class size doesn't level the playing fieldReducing classroom
size to fewer than 18 students per teacher benefits high-achieving
students more than struggling ones, according to an analysis by a
Northwestern University researcher of data gathered in a major study on
the interplay of class size and learning. "While decreasing class size
may increase achievement on average for all types of students, it does
not appear to reduce the achievement gap within a class," said
researcher Spyros Konstantopoulos.Konstantopoulos, S. (2008). Do Small
Classes Reduce the Achievement Gap between Low and High Achievers?
Evidence from Project STAR. Elementary School Journal, 108, 4.

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Posted By Lesley Farmer to CSLA Research Update at 3/20/2008 04:35:00 PM
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