Subject: Re: Maximum class sizes
From: Lillie Crowley (lillie@pop.uky.edu)
Date: Thu Sep 21 2000 - 09:25:20 EDT
We actually did some tracking of elementary algebra sections capped at 20
vs. the regular class size of 35--there were six sections taught with the
reduced sizes, out of an average of 17 sections per semester. We did this
for two consecutive semesters. THe instructors involved were instructors
who normally taught the course (as opposed to pulling in some new people).
Success rates were no different in the classes with only 20 people in them,
and by the end of the semester, the classes were VERY small--only five or
six people left. Sorry.....
Now, of course, the administration wants to raise the caps on all of our
classes, to 40 or 50...
Lillie
At 09:37 PM 9/20/00 -0400, Jeff Morford wrote:
>Bret mentioned (If I understood right) that his institution found no
significant correlation between student success and decreased developmental
class size, but that the data was suspect.
>
>While we expect that smaller class size increases student success have
any of you found this is the case at yourcolleges? In other words changing
very little about the course except section size, did the pass rate go up?
What size were your sections? I'm wondering what the "magic number" for
section size is.
>
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>Regards,
>
>Jeff Morford
>
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