Do crowded classrooms crowd out learning?

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Do crowded classrooms crowd out learning?

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Ahmed, Akhter U.
Arends-Kuenning, Mary

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The concern that learning performance may be adversely affected by increased class size appears to be unfounded. But unchecked, the negative peer effect could hinder student achievement.

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Paper provided by International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) in its series FCND briefs with number 149.

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- Ahmed, Akhter U. & Arends-Kuenning, Mary, 2003. "Do crowded classrooms crowd out learning?," FCND discussion papers 149, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). [Downloadable!]

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Joshua D. Angrist & Victor Lavy, 1999. "Using Maimonides' Rule To Estimate The Effect Of Class Size On Scholastic Achievement," The Quarterly Journal of Economics, MIT Press, vol. 114(2), pages 533-575, May. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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Ahmed, Akhter U. & del Ninno, Carlo, 2002. "The Food For Education program in Bangladesh," FCND briefs 138, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). [Downloadable!]
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- Ahmed, Akhter U. & del Ninno, Carlo, 2002. "The Food For Education program in Bangladesh," FCND discussion papers 138, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). [Downloadable!]
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