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Class Size, Ability Group Size, and Student Achievement.
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Hallinan, Maureen T.; Sorensen, Aage B. – American Journal of Education, 1985
Examines the effects of class size on student achievement in classrooms in which teachers use whole class instruction and those in which students are in ability groups. Results suggest that classroom pedagogical practices mediate the affect of class size on learning. (SA)
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Academic Achievement, Class Organization, Class Size
Structural Effects on Children's Friendships and Cliques.
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Hallinan, Maureen T. – Social Psychology Quarterly, 1979
The effects of class size, classroom organization, and grade on friendship choice and clique formation were examined using cross-sectional and longitudinal sociometric data. Classroom characteristics affected friendliness and popularity, incidence of cross-sex friendships, number of social isolates per class, and number and size of cliques.…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Children, Class Organization, Class Size
The Evolution of Children's Friendship Cliques.
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Hallinan, Maureen T. – 1977
This paper investigates the formation and evolution of friendship cliques among preadolescent youth in elementary and junior high grades 4 through 8. Two sets of data were collected: the first set consisted of cross sectional data from 51 classes (grades 5 through 8); the second set contained sociometric data collected from 11 classes (grades 4…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Children, Class Organization, Class Size