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ERIC Number: EJ678385
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2002
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ISSN: ISSN-0141-1926
A Study of Class Size Effects in English School Reception Year Classes.
Blatchford, Peter; Goldstein, Harvey; Martin, Clare; Browne, William
British Educational Research Journal, v28 n2 p169-85 Apr 2002
Reviews existing evidence on the relationship between class size and achievement for children in their first years of schooling. Describes a large-scale longitudinal study of these children within English local education authorities. Presents results for achievement progress in literacy and mathematics during the reception year. (BT)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, British Infant Schools, Class Size, Educational Research, Foreign Countries, Literacy, Longitudinal Studies, Mathematics, Primary Education
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: England; Reception Classes (England)