ERIC Number: EJ1404111
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 15
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ISSN: ISSN-0307-5079
EISSN: EISSN-1470-174X
Establishing Class Size Policies for Optimal Course Outcomes in Online Undergraduate Education Programs
Gibbs, Norman P.; Sloat, Edward F.; Amrein-Beardsley, Audrey; Cha, Dong-Ju; Mulerwa, Olivia; Beck, Maria Fe
Studies in Higher Education, v48 n12 p1841-1855 2023
The long-term shift toward online learning over the past two decades was greatly accelerated by COVID-19, heightening the urgency in higher education for policies meant to better optimize online environments for student learning. The determination of class sizes for online courses is one such policy. In this hierarchical linear regression of undergraduate students' grades in online courses (n = 6,615), we found a significant but negligible positive relationship between section size and students' final grades. Among other findings, we found little evidence to conclude that class size policies have any substantive relationship to students' end-of-course grades in online environments.
Descriptors: Class Size, Educational Policy, Online Courses, Undergraduate Students, Academic Achievement, Grade Point Average, COVID-19, Pandemics
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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