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Synopsis
Based on a longitudinal study of children's academic progress over three years after entering into primary schools in England, this book examines whether pupil-adult ratios affect academic achievement and looks at related factors of class grouping practices, teaching, individual support for reading, pupil concentration, and peer relations. Blatchford (psychology and education, U. of London, UK) finds that class size does have an educational impact, but argues it is overly simplistic to talk about optimal class sizes. Distributed by Taylor & Francis. Annotation (c) Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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About the Author
Peter Blatchford is Professor in Psychology and Education at the Institute of Education, and Head of the School of Psychology and Human Development. He is an experienced researcher, who has worked on a number of projects over the past twenty five years. His main area of interest is social developmental processes in school settings. As well as the research project on the educational effects of class size differences and pupil adult ratios at Key Stage 1 and 2, he is co-directing (with Maurice Galton and Peter Kutnick) a major ESRC funded project on improving the effectiveness of pupil groups in classrooms. He has an international reputation for his work on children's social relationships in school and school breaktimes.
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