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A larger class with more students will have fewer interactions between students and the teacher due to the teacher's inability to reach each student in a limited time. However, in a small class of ten or fewer students, one will have more opportunities to interact with their teacher. In accounting classes, interaction is one of the most essential aspects. Hence this study aims to explore the effect of Small accounting classes (conduct of a Small class and understanding of Small class) and learning effectiveness among College students across Universities in Oman. This study also measures the mediation effect of class size between independent variables (Conduct of small class, understanding of small class) with the dependent variable, learning effectiveness. A quantitative strategy will be used to collect data for this research. The researcher will use partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) software to examine the data. The study finds that the conduct of a small class significantly affects Learning effectiveness where it was P

Neste artigo relata-se a experiência pedagógica 'TurmaMais' e o essencial do seu figurino organizativo. Em termos de contextualização e enquadramento teórico-conceptual sustenta-se um modelo centrado nos factores organizacionais 'dimensão' e 'estrutura composicional' da turma como referentes significativos do desempenho escolar. Os resultados observados evidenciam quebras significativas nos índices de repetência e abandono escolares e uma melhoria igualmente significativa na qualidade dos níveis escolares de coortes de alunos de 3º ciclo, tendendo assim a comprovar-se a eficácia do projecto. A exploração e desenvolvimento de critérios e procedimentos para a mensuração dos resultados permite, por outro lado, lançar e aprofundar o debate sobre a adequabilidade e validação de instrumentos metodológicos de análise do desempenho escolar.Este artículo se refiere a la experiencia pedagógica «TurmaMais» y a laesencia de su organización. En términos de contextualización y encuadramiento teórico-conceptual sustentase un modelo centrado en los factores organizacionales «dimensión» y «estructura composicional» de la turma como referentes significativos del desempeño escolar. Los resultados evidencian reducciones significativas en los índices de repetición y abandono escolares y una mejoría igualmente significativa en la cualidad de los niveles escolares de cohortes de alumnos de tercer ciclo, comprobándose la eficacia del proyecto. La exploración y desenvolvimiento de criterios y procedimientos para la mensuración de los resultados permiten, por otro lado, lanzar y profundar el debate sobre la adecuación y validación de instrumentos metodológicos de análisis del desempeño escolar.This article refers to the pedagogical experience called "Turmamais" and the essence of its organization. In terms of contextualization and theoretical and conceptual framework, it is based on a model which is centered in organizational factors such as class 'dimension' and 'compositional structure' as significative references of school achievement. The observed results prove significative falls in school repetition and dropout and an equally significative improvement in the quality of school levels among school cohorts of 3rd. cycle students, which, thus, tends to prove the project's efficacy. The criteria and procedure exploration and development for the measurement of results allow, on the other hand, to propose and deepen the debate over the adequacy and validation of the methodological instruments for the analysis of school development.

This article applies to class size research Grant and Graue’s (1999) position that reviews of research represent conversations in the academic community. By extending our understanding of the class size reduction conversation beyond published literature to the perspectives of researchers who have studied the topic, we create a review that includes political histories of, contextual details about, and assumptions undergirding the conversation. We find divergent (and sometimes competing) perspectives on identifying beneficiaries of class size reduction (or CSR) and the correct context in which to view CSR research. By contrasting the logic and assumptions embedded in pupil-teacher ratio (PTR), class size (CS), and class size reduction studies, we conclude that sometimes research conflates these constructs and their associated theories of action, and such distortion poorly serves the needs of policymakers and stakeholders in education. We recommend that future inquiry focus on mechanisms of change, particularly instruction—both in terms of instructional strategies that capitalize on the resource of a smaller group and the types of support needed for teacher and administrator professional development.

Abstract This article aims to promote further reflection on the benefits derived from class-size reduction, seeking to demonstrate that the expenditures resulting from this are usually overestimated when they are determined on the basis of gross employee cost to the State, and not taking into account the corresponding net costs. This scholarly exercise analyzes the Portuguese case and the costs of a teacher in the public education system in Portugal. This work intends to contribute to a better understanding of this subject, raising awareness of different educational actors of the relationship between cost and direct and indirect benefits of a class-size reduction policy.