Paper Title :Social Diversity and Class Size
Author :Boris Handal, Kevin Watson, Marguerite Maher
Article Citation :Boris Handal ,Kevin Watson ,Marguerite Maher ,
(2017 ) " Social Diversity and Class Size " ,
International Journal of Management and Applied Science (IJMAS) ,
pp. 58-63,
Volume-3,Issue-1, Special Issue-1
Abstract : Class size remains a contentious issue. While studies appear to agree that smaller class sizes are effective for
students from under privilege background and in the earlier schooling years not much has been written in regard to the broad
spectrum of student diversity. In this study, teachers recommended small classes for diverse cohorts such as students from
low socio-economic, low and high academic performance, non-English speaking, gender, Indigenous, rural background and
a range of learning exceptionalities. The qualitative analysis of teachers’ responses shows that class size generates, for each
cohort a particular instructional dynamic, although differentiation and classroom management are commonly perceived as
the best outcomes of having smaller numbers of students.
Index Terms— Class Size, Inclusion, Diversity, Differentiation, Teachers’ Perceptions, Instruction.
Type : Research paper
Published : Volume-3,Issue-1, Special Issue-1
DOIONLINE NO - IJMAS-IRAJ-DOIONLINE-6862
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