...Publications, 2008 The Influence of Class-Size on the Quality of Output in Secondary Schools in Ekiti State, Nigeria T.O. Adeyemi Department of Educational Foundations & Management, University of Ado-Ekiti, P. M. B. 5363, Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria Abstract: This paper examined the influence of class-size on the quality of output in secondary schools in Ekiti State, Nigeria. The population of the study comprised all the 141 secondary schools that presented students for the year 2003 SSC examinations in the State. A sample of 120 schools was selected through stratified random sampling technique. Data were collected through an inventory and were analysed with the use of chi square test, correlation analysis and t- test. Semi-structured interview was conducted with selected principals and education officers. Their responses were analysed through the content analysis technique. The findings revealed that schools having an average class-size of 35 and below obtained better results in the Senior Secondary Certificate (SSC) examinations than schools having more than 35 students per class. The mean scores were higher in schools having an average class-size of 35 and below. The interviewees’ responses supported the findings as they supported small class-sizes in schools. It was therefore recommended that Government should provide more classrooms in all secondary schools in the State to cater for small class-sizes. Key words: Missing INTRODUCTION Class-size is an educational tool that can be used...
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...Class Size and the Effect on Student Performance La Tonya Flemings Alexander University of Phoenix Abstract There are many factors that have an influence on the educational process and effect student performance in the public school system. One factor of specific concern is the student-to-teacher ratio in the classroom. The premise is that teachers can coax each of the students, have one-on-one time, and easily identify student strengths and weaknesses. The increase of the population in the United States, the number of teachers, and effects of inclusive learning play a role in the number of students assigned to each classroom for instruction. Population increase has a negative effect on the public school system in every state across the United States. Budget cuts and teacher layoffs affect the ability of the administration to expand for the allowance of smaller class sizes. The goal of inclusive education is for students of different levels with disabilities to become an integral part of their perspective learning environment, but with an increase in the population, budget cuts, and teacher layoffs, the class sizes become larger degrading the educational process, and student performance suffers. Class Size and the Effect on Student Performance There are many factors that have an influence on the educational process and effect student performance in the public school system. One factor of specific concern is the student-to-teacher ratio in the classroom. The premise...
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...Which Education Is Best Public or private? Which education is the best for society? There are many different views and opinions on which is best. In today’s society education is one of the most vital components in life. Education gives humans the power of knowledge of the world around us. It helps us form opinions and have points of view on everything in life. There are many debates as to whether public or private education provides the best possible education (buzzle.com). There are many factors to compare and contrast when deciding which education is best. Some factors are class size, facilities, teachers, budget, and academic program. When classes are to large, students miss out on the attention and instruction they deserve from the teacher. Comparing class size is a key issue of debate in private and public education. According to the United Stated Department of Education report, the average class size is larger in public schools than private schools. Smaller classes are generally considered more desirable because they enable teachers to give more individual attention (educationworld.com). I can remember when I was in school; the class size was twenty five to thirty students. The school was in an impoverished neighborhood which also added to the problems of having a smaller class size. When classroom size is to large, students’ learning can be hindered. Private schools have smaller class size because there is usually a tuition charge. Private schools’...
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...questionnaire and Achievement Test in Mathematic were the major instruments used in collecting the data which were analysed using Pearson Product Moment Correlation coefficient statistical tool at 0.05 level of significance. Results showed that there is a significant relationship between student’s perception of students-teacher ratio and academic achievement in Mathematics. The findings also suggest that teacher’s years of experience and qualifications had a significant positive relationship with academic achievement of students in Mathematics. Based on these findings, Recommendations were made for government and stakeholders in education on how to tackle this ugly situation. Keywords: Student-teacher ratio, class size and academic achievement Introduction Most of the governments of the world spend most of their budget on resource inputs in the Education sector. They make decisions about providing resources inputs...
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...Do Class Sizes Matter? Class sizes are far too large to adequately fulfill the needs of students. Class size is one of the most important ingredients in a successful classroom. When they are too large students as well as teachers become stressed and anxious, which makes it very difficult to build the foundation students need to become successful in post-secondary institutions. Large class sizes can also affect a student's confidence in their ability to be successful causing them to act out, not pay attention. All of this is being compromised for the sake of budget cuts; education of your young students is not worth cutting. Budget cuts are taking place across our government in all sectors and departments. The education system is not the place to be applying these reductions. As a society we are not paying for education, we are investing in our future generation. Budget cuts have caused class sizes to skyrocket, putting more strain on a system that many say was already failing. Students are becoming more disconnected from their own education because they feel helpless and stressed, which in the end affects their learning. Large Classes are very stressful for students especially when the try to apply themselves. In classes of forty plus students, it is very challenging to have their individual needs met, or even have their own questions answered. This becomes a larger issue because a competition for the teacher's attention is created; the few intense students who are...
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...THE EFFECTS OF CLASS SIZE ON STUDENT ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT IN A RURAL STATE A Dissertation Presented by Michael Kornfeld to The Faculty of the Graduate College of The University of Vermont In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Education Specializing in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies February, 2010 Accepted by the Faculty of the Graduate College, The University of Vermont, in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Education specializing in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies. Dissertation Examination Committee: Advisor Sean M. Hurley, Ph.D. ~'W 11 Uo,~~, Patricia A. Stokowski, Ph.D. Chairperson Patricia A. Stokowski, Ph.D. Associate Dean, Graduate College Date: November 30, 2009 ABSTRACT The thesis addresses the relationship of class size to student performance in a rural state. It presents findings from a longitudinal study of a cohort of students who were tested with state assessments at grade 4 in 2000, again at grade 8 in 2004 and, finally at grade 10 in 2006. Graduation rates for five large-class sized schools and five small-class sized school populations were established in 2008. All scores (n=1137) were matched across time enabling students from similar socioeconomic backgrounds from schools that were considered small (average class size, n=11) to schools that were large (average, n= 20). The paper’s focus is on the extent that students from schools that...
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...Class size is an issue that appears to be straightforward when looking at it from a teacher’s point of view; however, there is a great deal of debate over the effectiveness. The main issue, as I see it, is this: What matters more, the class size or the teacher? Before researching articles concerning class size, I believe smaller classes do indeed result in better test scores. At the same time though I consider myself an effective teacher, so with smaller class sizes I feel that I can be even more effective in getting my point across to the students. Through the articles that I am going to research, I hope to find opinions that support my thoughts, find differing opinions from my own, and I hope to be able to see a “trend” that I can predict based on economic, social, and political issues. So far in my educational career I have experienced many different class sizes, from thirty in one class to nine in a class. I have taught classes ranging from Pre-Algebra with enrichment students to Algebraic Thinking where I am teaching “disadvantaged” and “at-risk” students. This has allowed me to not only see a wide range of different types and sizes of classes, but it has also allowed me time to form my opinion. It is my belief that an effective teacher is what matters the most in a classroom, but class does certainly helps. As McKenzie writes, “It probably is best to have both small classes and effective teachers,” but he agrees that he would “rather have a really good teacher...
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...Journal of Research Initiatives Volume 2 Issue 1 Anniversary Issue Article 12 1-31-2016 Impact of Class Size on Learning, Behavioral and General Attitudes of Students in Secondary Schools in Abeokuta, Ogun State Nigeria Taofeek Ayotunde Yusuf University of Agriculture Makurdi C A. Onifade University of Agriculture, Abeokuta O S. Bello TAIDOB College, Asero Follow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.uncfsu.edu/jri Part of the Educational Leadership Commons, Elementary and Middle and Secondary Education Administration Commons, Elementary Education and Teaching Commons, and the Junior High, Intermediate, Middle School Education and Teaching Commons Recommended Citation Yusuf, Taofeek Ayotunde; Onifade, C A.; and Bello, O S. (2016) "Impact of Class Size on Learning, Behavioral and General Attitudes of Students in Secondary Schools in Abeokuta, Ogun State Nigeria," Journal of Research Initiatives: Vol. 2: Iss. 1, Article 12. Available at: http://digitalcommons.uncfsu.edu/jri/vol2/iss1/12 This Research Article is brought to you for free and open access by DigitalCommons@Fayetteville State University. It has been accepted for inclusion in Journal of Research Initiatives by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@Fayetteville State University. For more information, please contact mlawson@uncfsu.edu. Impact of Class Size on Learning, Behavioral and General Attitudes of Students in Secondary Schools in Abeokuta, Ogun State Nigeria About the Author(s) T.A...
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...educational reform policies in Hong Kong. 1) Class size policy In the author’s case of the class size policy, highlighting that because of the cut in government funding the prior policy of class size reduction was taken back after 1997 suggests that the government is reluctant to commit to funs for improving the quality of education. I agree with the authors view highlighting the government reluctance, as I would think because of the changes in society and globalization this should result in the government looking into more quality education for children and I think that teacher to student ratio plays a big part in students receiving more quality education when there are less children in the class as opposed to 40 students in one class, which is a big number in comparison to other English speaking countries. Basically the class size policy is where there is a reduction of state commitment in education. The reduced commitment comes from an increase in privatization of education and an increase or maintenance of teacher pupil ratio and efficiency reforms such as decentralization. Society Wide mobilization – which means the state, will transfer significant proportion of education expenses to parents Because Hong Kong parents has had less of the educational spending compared to parents of many other parts of the world, the reformers had proposed that the proportion of tuition fee to total costs of post secondary education should be appropriately adjusted. The...
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...Tonya Smith English 10 B03 Dr. Sutton Product Review Essay Advantage of Technical Colleges Students and family’s today struggle when it comes to the financial requirements and proper fit as these relate to higher education. Many families have begun to plan for their children’s future education as early as from birth. While planning ahead is always best, the cost of higher education continues to increase which tends to still leave these families struggling to provide advanced education for their children. The expense of four year colleges has placed the option of attending these institutes out of reach for most students even where advanced financial planning was in place. More and more high school graduates are exploring the option of technical schools for continued education. Technical colleges offer lower costs, smaller class sizes and more access to professors making them more appealing to transitioning students. Technical colleges provide a great economic option for young men and women that choose to continue their education beyond high school. The majority of technical schools offer a variety of degree and certificate programs which can be completed in two years or less. These programs equip the students with the ability to obtain an education or training in a short period of time providing them the opportunity for employment in their field of study. Students are able to obtain these skills in less time and for a fraction of what a four year college degree costs...
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...As I started to gather information from articles, journals and books I realized that there is a considerable amount of primary and secondary data on Educational Research. I have concluded that Educational Research can be viewed as a variety of methods used to evaluate various aspects of education inclusive of teaching methods, classroom management, student learning and teacher training. The aim, however, of educational research is simply to provide pertinent information so as to improve the quality of the learning process. In my opinion educational research, using basic theoretical approaches and applied research, has many related issues and has contributed greatly to the overall development and consequently improvement of the education system. The entire experience of reading about educational research has improved my knowledge and highlighted that writing a research paper involves a lot of steps. First, you need to choose the subject or topic. This is really difficult. When choosing a topic: the target audience needs to be identified and it should be one of interest. Research is a chance to gain more knowledge about a subject or area. The topic should not be too broad and may change when information is being gathered. In other words, a research problem needs to be identified. Enough information on the general topic must be gathered in the beginning stage of the process to be able to find an angle that is really worth writing about. Additionally, I have learned that a research...
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...Class size matters Some people learn better with one on one teaching. Others learn better with a classroom setting. And many don't learn very well in classes with to many students. Teaching a lot of students is also hard on the teachers. Language barriers also make it hard for teachers when there are a lot of students. School systems have to handle over crowding because due to budget cuts they can't hire new teachers. Over crowding is a big problem at many schools across the country. Because of over crowding schools can’t make their classrooms smaller. A school in New York, Forrest Hills, is a school built for 1400 is housing nearly 4000 students! A National Center for Education statistics study shows that about 14% of schools are...
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...Introduction Bangladesh with its poverty stricken economy coupled with large population base has no choice but to transform its people to skilled human resources through education, in general and higher education, in particular. As the cost of providing higher education has risen to a very high level, it is no longer possible for government to provide higher education to all. Due to budget constraints new universities cannot be established at government initiative. So the government of Bangladesh looked for private participation in this sector as a way out on the account of increased demand for higher education in the country and allowed private universities (PUs) to operate since 1992. However, the operations of PUs for last 13 years has been observed to produce mixed results. PUs could bring about some positive changes in the Higher education of the country in terms of increased capacity for higher education, politics-free environment and responsiveness. On the other hand, there are also serious allegations concerning high cost and poor quality of education in most PUs. The situation became so grave that a high power investigation team formed by the government had to put eight PUs in its black list and recommended for the cancellation of their license to operate as “University” in the country. Against this backdrop, the government opted for more stringent rules for the regulation of the PUs and accordingly preparing for the amendment of the existing Private University Act...
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...teachers who have to live with their parents because they do not make enough to support themselves. The state legislature passed sweeping changes to public education in order to give more control to local school districts. Many of which affected teachers directly. The General Assembly, which is controlled by Republicans, ended teacher tenure, halted a salary increase to those with a master’s degree, and eliminated a cap on class size. No state has seen a more drastic decrease in teacher salary ranking in the past 10 years. Teacher tenure has been replaced by a merit-based system that rewards long-term contracts to the top 25% of teachers and shorter contracts to the rest. Because of this, teacher morale is down. At this point, teachers are questioning whether they want to teach, especially in North Carolina. They are having a hard time taking care of their families. Right now, there are educators who qualify for government assistance. It used to be that teachers with a master’s degree would get an increase in pay, but not anymore. There has been a halt on these increases. This goes back to merit pay; they have to prove themselves. Teachers are no longer limited to a particular class size. Now there is no cap. So a teacher may have to teach an unlimited number of students in a classroom; it no longer matters the size. Because North Carolina is a right-to-work state, teachers are prohibited from collective bargaining or going on strike. But they have fought back anyway...
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...AUGUST 2012 How Americans Would Slim Down Public Education By Steve Farkas and Ann Duffett Foreword by Chester E. Finn, Jr. and Amber M. Winkler Contents 1 5 8 9 Foreword Executive Summary Introduction When Times Are Tough 11 Cost-Cutting Measures that the Public Approves 19 Close Up: Is Special Education Spending Sacred? 22 Rejected Proposals 24 Split Decisions 28 Conclusion 30 Appendix A: Methodology 32 Appendix B: Complete Survey Results 42 Endnotes The Thomas B. Fordham Institute is the nation’s leader in advancing educational excellence for every child through quality research, analysis, and commentary, as well as on-the-ground action and advocacy in Ohio. It is affiliated with the Thomas B. Fordham Foundation, and this publication is a joint project of the Foundation and the Institute. For further information, please visit our website at www.edexcellence.net or write to the Institute at 1016 16th St. NW, 8th Floor, Washington, D.C. 20036. The Institute is neither connected with nor sponsored by Fordham University. HOW AMERICANS WOULD SLIM DOWN PUBLIC EDUCATION i Foreword By Chester E. Finn, Jr. and Amber M. Winkler In November 2010, Education Secretary Arne Duncan delivered a highly publicized address at the American Enterprise Institute. His message? Tough economic times lie ahead: “I am here,” he said, “to talk today about what has been called the New Normal. For the next several years, preschool, K–12, and postsecondary educators are likely...
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