Class Size and Demographics: What 3rd Grade Test Results Suggest About Their Impact on Achievement in New Hampshire Public Schools, January 1999

Collection Name:

New Hampshire Center for Public Policy Studies Records, 1996-2018

Title:

Class Size and Demographics: What 3rd Grade Test Results Suggest About Their Impact on Achievement in New Hampshire Public Schools, January 1999

Creator:

New Hampshire Center for Public Policy Studies
Hall, Douglas

Creator Role:

Author

Accession / Call Number:

2018.085

Object ID:

2018.085.03.014

Date:

1999 January

Type of Material:

textual record

Physical Description:

1 volume, 26 pages

Scope and Content:

This report entitled “Class Size and Demographics” investigates the relationship between class size and relevant demographics on third grade student performance on the standardized tests of the New Hampshire Educational Improvement and Assessment Program (NHEIAP). The study found little difference in average achievement among class sizes of 15 to 30 students. In contrast factors such as family income, adult education level, and gender were found to have a clearer influence on performance results. The results suggest that reducing class size does not necessarily produce higher levels of achievement. The results also suggest NHEIAP test scores should be used cautiously when determine the success of school since performance is strongly linked demographic factors. Relevant demographics should be used by the NH Department of Education for comparisons between schools, and basic state education aid should take demographic differences into account.

Subjects:

Class size , Education , Education, Elementary. , Students , Academic achievement

People:

Hall, Douglas

Organizations:

Institute for Policy and Social Science Research at the University of New Hampshire
New Hampshire Center for Public Policy Studies
University of New Hampshire

Terms of Use:

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Credit Line:

The New Hampshire Center for Public Policy Studies Records were donated to the New Hampshire Historical Society.

Level Description:

Item