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Download full textGrantham, Madeline Kay – 2000
The effect of class size reduction on grades and retention was investigated. Class size for second and third graders in a rural school district was reduced from an average of 24 in second grade to an average of 20 students per class and an average of 25 in third grade to an average of 22 per class. The purpose was to investigate whether the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Class Size, Elementary School Students, Grade Repetition
