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ERIC Number: EJ362969
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1987
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Class Size and Learning: A Theoretical Model.
Preece, Peter F. W.
Journal of Educational Research, v80 n6 p377-79 Jul-Aug 1987
A theoretical model of the relationship between class size and achievement is proposed, based on the assumption that a teacher adjusts the style and pace of a lesson to the least able student. The model accounts for features of the Glass and Smith meta-analysis of research. (Author/MT)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Class Size, Elementary Secondary Education, Heterogeneous Grouping, Homogeneous Grouping, Models
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Glass and Smith Meta Analysis of Research