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General Education Class Sizes and Inclusion: Bigger is Not Better
From Special Education in Five Minutes · Hosted by David Poeschl
2026-07-02·312
Episode summary
In this episode of Special Education in Five Minutes: Does class size affect student achievement. For decades, this debate has been shaped by the studies conducted to measure achievement. Math and first (native) language test scores showed a negligible effect.
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Does class size affect student achievement. For decades, this debate has been shaped by the studies conducted to measure achievement. Math and first (native) language test scores showed a negligible effect. As these were the only measures, the data remained static for years. However, Dr. Peter Blatchford from University College London, and…