Paper summarizes policy and research implications of several studies on Project STAR, noting relationships between class size and student achievement, class size and teaching, and theories of class size effects. It recommends using class reduction to improve achievement and suggests future research on teaching styles, curriculum objectives, and…

A survey of 40 Egyptian teachers in general preparatory, secondary, and industrial schools revealed the following: (1) teachers do not plan and teach lessons to match the needs of students; (2) class sizes were over 50; (3) only the "whole class" method was used; and (4) more printed material is needed. (BJV)