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ERIC Number: EJ233227
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1980
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An Experimental Study of the Effects of Class Size.
Shapson, Stan M.; And Others
American Educational Research Journal, v17 n2 p141-52 Spr 1980
In classes of four different sizes (16, 23, 30, and 37), teachers' expectations, student achievement in six areas, student and teacher attitudes, student self-concept, and various classroom process variables were studied. Class size effects were only noted for teachers' expectations and for one area of mathematics achievement. (Author/GDC)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Class Size, Classroom Environment, Foreign Countries, Grade 4, Grade 5, Intermediate Grades, Participant Satisfaction, Performance Factors, Self Concept, Student Attitudes, Student Teacher Relationship, Teacher Attitudes
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Canada; Teacher Expectations