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Home versus School Learning: A New Approach to Estimating the Effect of Class Size on Achievement

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Lindahl, Mikael

Abstract / Description

I estimate the effect of class size on scholastic achievement using that schools are only in session during the school year and out of session during the summer. This seasonal feature of the schooling system makes it possible to control for unobservable pupil characteristics affecting both the level and change in achievement. Using Swedish data, I find that smaller classes generate higher achievement. A comparison with the results from applying the same data to the widely used value-added model is also made.

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Klassenstärke Lernen zu Hause Erfolg Leistung Class size summer learning school-year learning difference-in-differences value-added model

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2001

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Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit/ Institute for the Study of Labor: IZA Discussion Paper Series;261

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  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Lindahl, Mikael
  • PsychArchives acquisition timestamp
    2022-11-17T11:04:29Z
  • Made available on
    2008-06-30
  • Made available on
    2015-12-01T10:32:14Z
  • Made available on
    2022-11-17T11:04:29Z
  • Date of first publication
    2001
  • Abstract / Description
    I estimate the effect of class size on scholastic achievement using that schools are only in session during the school year and out of session during the summer. This seasonal feature of the schooling system makes it possible to control for unobservable pupil characteristics affecting both the level and change in achievement. Using Swedish data, I find that smaller classes generate higher achievement. A comparison with the results from applying the same data to the widely used value-added model is also made.
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  • Persistent Identifier
    https://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bsz:291-psydok-16901
  • Persistent Identifier
    https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11780/1125
  • Persistent Identifier
    https://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.9037
  • Language of content
    eng
  • Is part of
    IZA Discussion Paper Series No. 261
  • Is part of series
    Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit/ Institute for the Study of Labor: IZA Discussion Paper Series;261
  • Keyword(s)
    Klassenstärke
    de
  • Keyword(s)
    Lernen
    de
  • Keyword(s)
    zu Hause
    de
  • Keyword(s)
    Erfolg
    de
  • Keyword(s)
    Leistung
    de
  • Keyword(s)
    Class size
    en
  • Keyword(s)
    summer learning
    en
  • Keyword(s)
    school-year learning
    en
  • Keyword(s)
    difference-in-differences
    en
  • Keyword(s)
    value-added model
    en
  • Dewey Decimal Classification number(s)
    150
  • Title
    Home versus School Learning: A New Approach to Estimating the Effect of Class Size on Achievement
    en
  • DRO type
    report
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