The impact of class size on instructional strategies and the use of time in high school mathematics and science courses

Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 215-229

  Rice, Jennifer King ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

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EID: 0040710547     PISSN: 01623737     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3102/01623737021002215     Document Type: Article

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