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The Effects of Class Size on Primary and Secondary Education Outcomes

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  • Hisanobu Kakizawa

    (Institute for Transdisciplinary Graduate Degree Programs, Osaka University)

  • Wataru Senoh

    (National Institute for Educational Policy Research)

  • Ryosuke Nakamura

    (College of Economics, Kanto Gakuin University)

  • Hisakazu Matsushige

    (Faculty of business administration, Takamatsu University; Osaka School of Internationl Public Policy, Osaka University)

Abstract

This study aims to describe the extent to which class size affects student performance using five years of panel data on both elementary and junior high schools in a Japanese municipality. First, panel data estimation was conducted to control for individual effects. Second, instrumental variables method was applied to it considering the possibility that class size is rather determined by student performance and other factors. Third, we attempted to observe the changes in cohorts and incorporate socioeconomic variables into the estimations. The results show that increasing class size can have a negative impact on students’ grades, though not consistently observed in all grades and subjects. This indicates that class size effects may differ depending on grade level, subject matter, and socio-economic environment where the students live.

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  • Hisanobu Kakizawa & Wataru Senoh & Ryosuke Nakamura & Hisakazu Matsushige, 2022. "The Effects of Class Size on Primary and Secondary Education Outcomes," OSIPP Discussion Paper 22J004, Osaka School of International Public Policy, Osaka University.
    • Handle: RePEc:osp:wpaper:22j004
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    Keywords

    class size; deviation value; panel data;
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    JEL classification:

    • I21 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Analysis of Education
    • I24 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Education and Inequality

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