Small Group Instruction to Improve Student Performance in Mathematics in Early Grades: Results from a Randomized Field Experiment
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- Bonesrønning, Hans & Finseraas, Henning & Hardoy, Ines & Iversen, Jon Marius Vaag & Nyhus, Ole Henning & Opheim, Vibeke & Salvanes, Kari Vea & Sandsør, Astrid Marie Jorde & Schøne, Pål, 2022. "Small-group instruction to improve student performance in mathematics in early grades: Results from a randomized field experiment," Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier, vol. 216(C).
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Keywords
education economics; small group instruction; tutoring; tracking; class size; field experiment; intervention; randomized controlled trial; teacher-student ratio; mathematics instruction;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- C93 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Design of Experiments - - - Field Experiments
- H52 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies - - - Government Expenditures and Education
- I21 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Analysis of Education
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-EDU-2022-01-10 (Education)
- NEP-EXP-2022-01-10 (Experimental Economics)
- NEP-URE-2022-01-10 (Urban and Real Estate Economics)
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