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Department for Education, 2011
This report gives an overview of the existing evidence base on class size and education in England. In particular, it considers how class sizes have changed over time; the impact of the increase in birth rate on pupil numbers and how this could affect the teacher requirement and class sizes; and the impact of class size on educational outcomes.…
Descriptors: Evidence, Class Size, Teacher Effectiveness, Educational Objectives
Vollaard, Ben A.; Rabinovich, Lila; Bowman, Richard; van Stolk, Christian – RAND Corporation, 2008
The UK National Audit Office (NAO) commissioned RAND Europe to look at the evidence showing the effectiveness of reform of mathematics teaching in primary schools in England. This study looked at government-sponsored evaluations of mathematics reform in England, independent evaluations of the educational outcomes of mathematics reforms in England,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Change, Educational Strategies, Elementary Education
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Blatchford, Peter; Moriarty, Viv; Edmonds, Suzanne; Martin, Clare – American Educational Research Journal, 2002
Studied connections between class size and teaching interactions using a multimethod approach and data from a longitudinal study of more than 10,000 children and their teachers over 3 years. Results show, overall, that in smaller classes, there is more individualized teacher support for learning. Interprets results in the context of teacher time…
Descriptors: Class Size, Early Childhood Education, Elementary School Students, Foreign Countries
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Hall, Kathy; Nuttall, Wendy – British Educational Research Journal, 1999
Investigates teachers' beliefs and attitudes on infant school classes in northern England. Reports on class size preferences and preferential treatment for some groups of children and teachers. Indicates that class size cannot be treated as unidimensional in its impact on the quality of teaching and learning. (CMK)
Descriptors: British Infant Schools, Class Size, Educational Policy, Educational Quality