CLASS SIZE REDUCTION
Abstract
Research has shown that class size has a huge impact on how students learn. This paper discusses some arguments for smaller classes and some of the arguments against smaller classes. Some of the other topics this paper discusses are topics such as some of the past class size reduction programs with their results, dropout rates, disadvantaged and minority students, high school and middle school grades, males versus females in smaller classes, and online courses. More research is needed to determine how class size affects teacher quality and student achievement. There have been considerable disagreements in respect to the findings from class size studies, and despite the volumes of work that have been published over a long period of time, the long-standing debate over the class size issue continues.
Year Manuscript Completed
Fall 2021
Senior Project Advisor
Tricia Jordan, Ph.D.
Degree Awarded
Bachelor of Integrated Studies Degree
Field of Study
Educational Studies
Document Type
Thesis - Murray State Access only
Recommended Citation
Wagoner, Stacie, "CLASS SIZE REDUCTION" (2021). Integrated Studies. 297.
https://digitalcommons.murraystate.edu/bis437/297