Evidence that class size matters in 4th grade mathematics: An analysis of TIMSS 2007 data for Colombia

Like students in most developing countries, Colombian students in 4th grade performed poorly in the TIMSS 2007 test of mathematics skills, achieving an average score of 355 relative to an internationalmean of 500. After controlling for other factors and misreporting error, I find that large classes...

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Breton,Theodore R
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2014
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Universidad EAFIT
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International education
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Class size
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spelling 2014-012015-11-06T16:24:59Z2014-012015-11-06T16:24:59Z0738-0593http://hdl.handle.net/10784/752210.1016/j.ijedudev.2013.04.003Like students in most developing countries, Colombian students in 4th grade performed poorly in the TIMSS 2007 test of mathematics skills, achieving an average score of 355 relative to an internationalmean of 500. After controlling for other factors and misreporting error, I find that large classes have substantial adverse effects on student achievement. Increases in class size from 20 to 53 students reduce test scores by about 80 points, or 2.4 points for each additional student in the class. Most likely this is the cumulative effect of class size in grades one to four on achievement in 4th grade.engElsevierInternational Journal of Educational Development. Vol.34, 2014, pp.51-57http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0738059313000394http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0738059313000394restrictedAccessCopyright © 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.Acceso restringidohttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ecInternational Journal of Educational Development. Vol.34, 2014, pp.51-57Evidence that class size matters in 4th grade mathematics: An analysis of TIMSS 2007 data for Colombiaarticleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionArtículopublishedVersionObra publicadahttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85http://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501http://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_2df8fbb1International educationColombiaClass sizeTest scoresTIMSEscuela de Economía y FinanzasEconomíaBreton,Theodore RUniversidad Eafit,Escuela de Economía y Finanzas, Medellín, Antioquia, ColombiaEstudios en Economía y EmpresaInternational Journal of Educational Development34515710784/7522oai:repository.eafit.edu.co:10784/75222015-11-06 16:35:25.021metadata.onlyhttps://repository.eafit.edu.coRepositorio Institucional Universidad EAFITrepositorio@eafit.edu.co
dc.title.eng.fl_str_mv Evidence that class size matters in 4th grade mathematics: An analysis of TIMSS 2007 data for Colombia
title Evidence that class size matters in 4th grade mathematics: An analysis of TIMSS 2007 data for Colombia
spellingShingle Evidence that class size matters in 4th grade mathematics: An analysis of TIMSS 2007 data for Colombia
International education
Colombia
Class size
Test scores
TIMS
title_short Evidence that class size matters in 4th grade mathematics: An analysis of TIMSS 2007 data for Colombia
title_full Evidence that class size matters in 4th grade mathematics: An analysis of TIMSS 2007 data for Colombia
title_fullStr Evidence that class size matters in 4th grade mathematics: An analysis of TIMSS 2007 data for Colombia
title_full_unstemmed Evidence that class size matters in 4th grade mathematics: An analysis of TIMSS 2007 data for Colombia
title_sort Evidence that class size matters in 4th grade mathematics: An analysis of TIMSS 2007 data for Colombia
dc.creator.fl_str_mv Breton,Theodore R
dc.contributor.department.spa.fl_str_mv Escuela de Economía y Finanzas
Economía
dc.contributor.author.spa.fl_str_mv Breton,Theodore R
dc.contributor.affiliation.spa.fl_str_mv Universidad Eafit,Escuela de Economía y Finanzas, Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia
dc.contributor.program.spa.fl_str_mv Estudios en Economía y Empresa
dc.subject.keyword.eng.fl_str_mv International education
Colombia
Class size
Test scores
TIMS
topic International education
Colombia
Class size
Test scores
TIMS
description Like students in most developing countries, Colombian students in 4th grade performed poorly in the TIMSS 2007 test of mathematics skills, achieving an average score of 355 relative to an internationalmean of 500. After controlling for other factors and misreporting error, I find that large classes have substantial adverse effects on student achievement. Increases in class size from 20 to 53 students reduce test scores by about 80 points, or 2.4 points for each additional student in the class. Most likely this is the cumulative effect of class size in grades one to four on achievement in 4th grade.
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