research powerpoint - class size
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How crowded How crowded is your class?is your class?
By: Linzi SimsBy: Linzi Sims
Do you feel like you have to yell Do you feel like you have to yell to have your voice heard?to have your voice heard?
Do you have to compete for Do you have to compete for your teacher’s attention?your teacher’s attention?
Do you leave class without the Do you leave class without the teacher answering your teacher answering your questions?questions?
With recent budget cuts, schools are With recent budget cuts, schools are increasing the number of students in increasing the number of students in each class. each class.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1004520/Parents-fed-crowded-classes-spend-20-000-primary-school.htmlhttp://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1004520/Parents-fed-crowded-classes-spend-20-000-primary-school.html
Larger class sizes can Larger class sizes can cause student cause student
achievement to achievement to decrease.decrease.
Style (2011)Style (2011)
For first through seventh grades, using For first through seventh grades, using student/teacher ratio as a measure of class size, student/teacher ratio as a measure of class size, Ferguson found that district student achievement Ferguson found that district student achievement fell as the student/teacher ratio increased for fell as the student/teacher ratio increased for every student above an 18 to 1 ratio.every student above an 18 to 1 ratio.
Smaller class students substantially Smaller class students substantially outperformed larger class students on both outperformed larger class students on both standardized (Stanford Achievement Tests) and standardized (Stanford Achievement Tests) and curriculum-based tests (Basic Skills First). curriculum-based tests (Basic Skills First).
U.S. Department of EducationU.S. Department of Education
Research PurposeResearch Purpose
The purpose of this research The purpose of this research is to address the impact that is to address the impact that class size has on student class size has on student achievement.achievement.
Significance of the Significance of the studystudy
Many school districts are increasing Many school districts are increasing class size due to budget cuts. class size due to budget cuts.
Both students and teachers will suffer Both students and teachers will suffer from larger class sizes. from larger class sizes.
Reducing class sizes will have many Reducing class sizes will have many benefits, but most importantly, an benefits, but most importantly, an increase in student achievement. increase in student achievement.
U.S. Deptartment of U.S. Deptartment of Education believes in Education believes in reducing class sizereducing class size
Small classes were associated with higher Small classes were associated with higher achievement at all grade levelsachievement at all grade levels
Major benefits of reducing class size occurred Major benefits of reducing class size occurred where the number of students in the class where the number of students in the class was fewer than 20.was fewer than 20.
At the fourth-grade level, lower At the fourth-grade level, lower student/teacher ratios are positively related student/teacher ratios are positively related to higher mathematics achievement. to higher mathematics achievement.
At the eighth-grade level, lower At the eighth-grade level, lower student/teacher ratios improve the school student/teacher ratios improve the school social environment, which in turn leads to social environment, which in turn leads to higher achievement. higher achievement. U.S. Department of Education
Class size averages among other Class size averages among other countriescountries
http://www.usatoday.com/news/education/2008-03-24-small-classes_N.htm
Class size is on the rise
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Martinez (2011)
Why smaller classroom Why smaller classroom size is importantsize is important
Class size reduction changes numerous features Class size reduction changes numerous features of the classroom situation.of the classroom situation.
There are fewer students to distract each other. There are fewer students to distract each other.
Each student in a reduced size class gets more Each student in a reduced size class gets more attention on average from the teacher, and more attention on average from the teacher, and more time to speak while the others listen. time to speak while the others listen.
Reduced class size also reduces the level of Reduced class size also reduces the level of noise in a class. noise in a class.
U.S. Department of EducationU.S. Department of Education
ConclusionConclusion
Smaller class sizes can Smaller class sizes can reduce noise and behavior problemsreduce noise and behavior problemsincrease student achievementincrease student achievement have a positive impact on how have a positive impact on how
students feel about schoolstudents feel about school increase attendance ratesincrease attendance rates
ConclusionConclusion
Even with decreasing budgets, there Even with decreasing budgets, there are ways to for students to have the are ways to for students to have the benefit of smaller class sizes. benefit of smaller class sizes.
““ineffective educational interventions ineffective educational interventions can minimize the cost of smaller can minimize the cost of smaller classes. Extra teachers in a school classes. Extra teachers in a school who do not have regular class who do not have regular class assignments are costly and may not assignments are costly and may not have the same positive impact on have the same positive impact on achievement as shrinking class size”achievement as shrinking class size”
Class size: counting students can count (2003)Class size: counting students can count (2003)
BibliographyBibliography
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Martinez, B. (2011, May 27). City classroom Martinez, B. (2011, May 27). City classroom size on the rise.size on the rise. The Wall Street Journal. The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved Retrieved from http://online.wsj.com/home-pagefrom http://online.wsj.com/home-page
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