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Peer reviewedShapson, Stan M.; And Others – American Educational Research Journal, 1980
In classes of four different sizes (16, 23, 30, and 37), teachers' expectations, student achievement in six areas, student and teacher attitudes, student self-concept, and various classroom process variables were studied. Class size effects were only noted for teachers' expectations and for one area of mathematics achievement. (Author/GDC)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Class Size, Classroom Environment, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedMcInerney, Dennis M.; And Others – American Educational Research Journal, 1997
Whether goals held by students from diverse cultural backgrounds differ and the relationship of these goals to school motivation and achievement were studied with 2,156 Australian (Anglo, immigrant, and Aboriginal), 529 Navajo, and 198 Canadian Montagnais Betsiamite Indian secondary school students. Cross cultural and educational implications are…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, American Indians, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Awareness
Direct linkPeladeau, Normand; Forget, Jacques; Gagne, Francoys – American Educational Research Journal, 2003
This study examined the relative benefits of mastery learning, overlearning, and fluency-building instructions for academic performance and long-term retention. College students enrolled in introductory quantitative methods classes (n = 168) were asked to practice every week with a computerized flash-card program until they attained various…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Mastery Learning, Student Attitudes, Retention (Psychology)
