The Impact Of Class Size Reduction Upon Effective Teaching

Reducing the size of school classes is one of the hottest topics of education reform today. It is worth researching if class size reduction makes a positive difference on effective teaching.This paper consists of three parts.Part one, I discuss the related concepts and why the class size reduction is a trend today. Lower population growth, more educational resources and more class size reduction as education reforms lend to lowing the class size.Part two, I emphatically discuss that class size reduction has a positive influence upon effective teaching. In small class, there is good physical environment. A more caring, personal family-like atmosphere develops in the classroom. Smaller class increases one-to-one interaction and promotes stronger bonds between pupils and teachers .Smaller class helps improve teacher morale. Teachers spend less time on discipline and classroom management and more time providing instruction to children. This raises their level of job satisfactory. In a smaller class, pupils have more academic learning time, teachers have more validated approaches and more individualization. Smaller class is good for pupils' learning, behavior as well as attitude. Smaller class size at the beginning of the school experience does improve the performance of pupils. There is less misbehavior in a smaller class,. Smaller class can help lay a strong foundation in basic skills for young children.Part three, I will make some suggests about how to reduce the class size. In a small class, the number of pupils per class should be flexible under certain limit. Since research shows that children in the primary grades and minority and low-income children benefit most from smaller classes, it makes sense to direct resources particularly toward these children. The class size reduction program should include a strong emphasis on hiring fully qualified teachers and providing them with professional development opportunities. To be most effective, the class size reduction program should relate to other programs that have related purposes.