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ERIC Number: EJ620776
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2000
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ISSN: ISSN-0002-8312
The Effects of Small Classes on Academic Achievement: The Results of the Tennessee Class Size Experiment.
Nye, Barbara; Hedges, Larry V.; Konstantopoulos, Spyros
American Educational Research Journal, v37 n1 p123-51 Spr 2000
Analyzed results from a 4-year large-scale randomized experiment on the effects of class size, project STAR in Tennessee. Analyses suggest class size effects that are large enough to be important for educational policy and that are quite consistent across schools. Small classes appear to benefit all kinds of students. (SLD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Class Size, Educational Policy, Elementary Education, Urban Schools
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Student Teacher Achievement Ratio Project TN