Effects of class size and instruction on kindergarten achievement

Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 287-313

  Milesi, Carolina ^a   Gamoran, Adam ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Class size; ECLS K; Instruction; Student achievement

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846157163     PISSN: 01623737     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3102/01623737028004287     Document Type: Review

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