Improving learning in primary schools of developing countries: A meta-analysis of randomized experiments

PJ McEwan - Review of educational research, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
I gathered 77 randomized experiments (with 111 treatment arms) that evaluated the effects
of school-based interventions on learning in developing-country primary schools. On …

Small class sizes for improving student achievement in primary and secondary schools: A systematic review

T Filges, CS Sonne‐Schmidt… - Campbell Systematic …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Small class sizes for improving student achievement in primary and secondary schools: a
systematic review - Filges - 2018 - Campbell Systematic Reviews - Wiley Online Library Skip to …

Resources, instruction, and research

DK Cohen, SW Raudenbush… - … evaluation and policy …, 2003 - journals.sagepub.com
Many researchers who study the relations between school resources and student
achievement have worked from a causal model, which typically is implicit. In this model …

Examining the effect of class size on classroom engagement and teacher–pupil interaction: Differences in relation to pupil prior attainment and primary vs. secondary …

P Blatchford, P Bassett, P Brown - Learning and instruction, 2011 - Elsevier
It is widely recognized that we need to know more about effects of class size on classroom
interactions and pupil behavior. This paper extends research by comparing effects on pupil …

Educational production

EP Lazear - The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2001 - academic.oup.com
Classroom education has public good aspects. The technology is such that when one
student disrupts the class, learning is reduced for all other students. A disruption model of …

Class size and student achievement

RG Ehrenberg, DJ Brewer… - … science in the public …, 2001 - journals.sagepub.com
Schooling has multiple purposes. In the long run, higher levels of schooling are associated
with higher earnings and economic mobility, better health, lower mortality rates, and greater …

[PDF][PDF] School finance

AR Odden, LO Picus - A policy perspective, 2008 - opac.vimaru.edu.vn
Public school financing in the United States is a big business; it involved over $300 billion,
47 million children, and nearly 5 million teachers, administrators, and staff in 1999. School …

Teacher effectiveness in first grade: The importance of background qualifications, attitudes, and instructional practices for student learning

GJ Palardy, RW Rumberger - Educational evaluation and …, 2008 - journals.sagepub.com
This study uses Early Childhood Longitudinal Study data to investigate the importance of
three general aspects of teacher effects—teacher background qualifications, attitudes, and …

Classroom composition and peer effects

JAC Hattie - International Journal of Educational Research, 2002 - Elsevier
This chapter examines the extent to which the composition of classes affects learning
outcomes. The aim is to explore peer effects when students are organized into classes on …

The economics of tracking in education

JR Betts - Handbook of the Economics of Education, 2011 - Elsevier
Tracking refers to the practice of dividing students by ability or achievement. Students may
be tracked within schools by placing them into different classrooms based on achievement …