Rethinking class size : : the complex story of impact on teaching and learning / / Peter Blatchford, Anthony Russell.

• VerfasserIn: Blatchford, Peter,; Russell, Anthony,
• TeilnehmendeR: Russell, Anthony,
• Place / Publishing House: London : : UCL Press,, [2020]; ©2020
• Year of Publication: 2020
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (340 pages) :; illustrations

In Rethinking Class Size, the world's leading researchers into class size effects counter the dominant view that class size has no impact on pupil outcomes. Peter Blatchford and Anthony Russell reveal the influence of class size on all relationships and interactions in the classroom. They devel...

Table of Contents

• Intro
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Dedication
• Contents
• List of tables, figures and boxes
• Glossary and abbreviations
• About the authors
• Acknowledgements
• 1. Introduction
• 2. Understanding class size effects, and our research approach
• 3. Class size and pupil outcomes
• 4. Class size and classroom processes: Teaching
• 5. Class size and classroom processes: Grouping practices and classroom management
• 6. Class size and classroom processes: Peer relations
• 7. Class size and classroom processes: The curriculum and tasks 8. Class size and classroom processes: Administrative aspects of teaching
• 9. Class size and differences between pupils, particularly those with SEND
• 10. Bringing it all together: Toward a social pedagogy of classroom learning
• 11. Conclusions
• References
• Index.