ERIC Number: EJ1030622
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2014
Pages: 15
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Class-Size Effects in Secondary School
Krassel, Karl Fritjof; Heinesen, Eskil
Education Economics, v22 n4 p412-426 2014
We analyze class-size effects on academic achievement in secondary school in Denmark exploiting an institutional setting where pupils cannot predict class size prior to enrollment, and where post-enrollment responses aimed at affecting realized class size are unlikely. We identify class-size effects combining a regression discontinuity design with control for lagged achievement and school fixed effects. Using administrative registry data, we find statistically significant negative effects of class size on academic achievement.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Class Size, Academic Achievement, Correlation, Regression (Statistics), Classroom Environment, Grades (Scholastic), Grade Point Average, Student Records, Databases, Exit Examinations, Student Characteristics, Computation
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Secondary Education; Grade 10; Grade 9
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Denmark
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