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Showing 1 to 20 of 84 for “"Class sizes"”.
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Building a Case for Smaller English Class Sizes
… more students, which may result in larger class sizes. As institutions exercise the option of increasing course enrollment caps, faculty scholars are questioning the effects of class size on both student learning and faculty workload. At one state institution (Kennesaw State University), …
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The relationship of class size to teaching styles and teacher - pupil interactions in Geography: an observational study
… was designed to investigate the relationship of class size to teaching styles and teacher - pupil interactions in geography. This study focused on the secondary school classes at senior level encompassing grades 10 to 12. Class sizes in these grades tend to be large, not only in geography but …
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The relationship of class size to teaching styles and teacher - pupil interactions in Geography: an observational study
… was designed to investigate the relationship of class size to teaching styles and teacher - pupil interactions in geography. This study focused on the secondary school classes at senior level encompassing grades 10 to 12. Class sizes in these grades tend to be large, not only in geography but …
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Relating Preschool Class Size to Classroom Life and Student Achievement
… debate regarding the importance of smaller classes in elementary school, and a lack of solid research to support class size policies in preschool. State spending on preschool has nearly doubled in the last five years and currently more than 80 percent of American 4-year olds go to some kind …
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Class Size and Academic Achievement
… approach was to analyze the relationship between class size and academic achievement in rural, economically disadvantaged third grade classrooms and how teachers perceive class size as affecting their instructional and classroom management methods. Data collection and analysis for the study …
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A Pilot Study Examining High School Physical Education Teachers' Understanding and Use of Mosston's Style(s) of Teaching
… Styles. However, citing circumstances such as class time and class sizes, the participants in this study did not use all of Mosston’s Styles. These results may be useful for physical education teacher educators to help them understand teachers’ knowledge of Mosston’s Styles, and what they can …
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A Science & Mathematics Magnet School at Maymont
… funding required for such specialized schools, class sizes are reduced to meet budgets and the schools are opened to the community to gain funding. Smaller class sizes increase student interaction and aid in forming connections among students and between studentsand teachers. The use of the …
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Teacher perception on how the elimination of California Class Size Reduction program impacted teacher practices
… their practices when transitioning from small classes of 20 to larger classes of 28 or more students. The respondents were asked questions about how they have adjusted to the instruction of the curriculum, classroom management, monitoring of student achievement, and the level of support …
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The Relationship between Teacher Efficacy Levels and Virginia Standards of Learning Fifth Grade Math Achievement in One Virginia School Division
… by teacher experience, teacher education, and class size. A critical review of the previous research methodologies and findings on teacher efficacy demonstrated the need for further research in this area. This study hoped to provide school officials in educational leadership with data necessary …
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The economics of fraud and corruption
… economic estimates of the returns to smaller class sizes. We provide evidence of enrollment manipulation and show that smaller class sizes have no effect on student achievement, overturning earlier literature. In the third paper, we develop a mechanism for detecting misreported αnancial data …
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THE DEVELOPMENT OF A COMPUTERIZED INTERACTIVE TEACHING ASSISTANT IN PHYSICS: THE CITA ON CHIP PROJECT
… from the instructor might be possible in a small classroom setting, but becomes unmanageable when class sizes grow to dozens or even hundreds of students. As a result, universities are turning to computerized homework systems that guide students through problems and provide focused grades and …
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The success of African American STEM majors at HBCUs
… they need a supportive environment, smaller class sizes, faculty encouragement and support, tutoring services, peer support and accessibility of office hours (Perna, 2009). Students that attend HBCUs reported that professors at HBCUs go out their way to work directly with STEM students in and …
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A Study of Pupils at Risk of Exclusion and their Attitudes to School
… and pastoral care from school staff, smaller class sizes and more interactive and kinaesthetic lessons. The study outlines and analyses, in detail, barriers which emerged from the findings and then uses these alongside potential enablers suggested by the pupils to make recommendations for …
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Converging behaviorist and constructivist theories in classroom settings
… to reduce spending which may result in increased class sizes, elimination of second language and enrichment programs, and a reduction in school personnel at school sites. With these budget cuts the demands placed on educators will be even greater. Teachers will be forced to implement new …
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An Analysis For Change Regarding Teacher Hiring Practices Of Urban Districts
… leave challenging schools because of higher class sizes, compensation and student behavioral concerns. When conducting research and gathering information regarding hiring in urban and near urban schools, I was able to construct a plan following Tony Wagner’s (2010) change leadership …
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RFID Classroom Management System
<p> Professors who manage large classes are unrealistically expected to grade each student fairly and accurately. Even with all of the technological advancements that have occurred in the past thirty years, very little progress has been made in classroom management, and as a result, professors are …
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Cumulative Risk and Externalizing Behavior: An Examination of Protective Classroom and Teacher Factors for at Risk Kindergarten Students
… outcomes, including behavior problems, but classroom and teacher factors may provide a potential buffer against externalizing issues in the classroom. Using a secondary analysis of 239 kindergarten students, this study examined the relationship between indices of cumulative risk and teacher …
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The influence of music in the development of reading in foundation phase learners: a socio-cultural case study of a South African primary school
… could be due to various factors such as large class sizes, changes in curriculum, teacher inadequacy and parents’ lack of involvement due to work commitments. It is for this reason that it is important for the educator to be able to use various methods to help with reading development, …
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SKU stratification methods in the consumer products industry
… companies stratify SKUs into different classes and manage them by class. Currently, most companies identify SKU stratification based on the single factor of sales volume. This thesis explores more comprehensive analysis methods that can consider multiple SKU characteristics. We applied …
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An investigation of the effects grade retention has on students' academic performance
… instead and those placed in a transition class. In addition the findings showed that males, whether retained or not, had higher mathematical scores than females, but there was no difference between males and females in performance of language/literacy using a Two-way ANOVA. Despite the …
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