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Will Reduced Class Size Improve Reading Achievement?, Lisa Reeves
Will Reduced Class Size Improve Reading Achievement?, Lisa Reeves
The Corinthian
The purpose of this causal comparative study was to examine the effects of reduced class size on reading achievement for second grade students. It is hypothesized that there will be a significant gain in reading achievement for students in a reduced class setting. It is also thought that of those students, boys and minority students will show a considerable increase in their reading achievement. The experimental group receiving small group instruction (n = 82) while the control group (n = 88) from a previous year received reading instruction as a whole with all of their classmates. The procedure consisted of …