중학생의 학급규모에 대한 인식과 학교생활간의 관계에 관한 실증적 연구
A Study on the Relationships Between Class Size and Middle School Students' Perceptions of School Lives
0
조회
0
다운로드
4
인용
0
참고문헌
키워드
초록
This study investigated middle school students’ perceptions of an optimum class size as well as the relationships between a class size and various aspects of students' lives at school. Data were gathered from 858 students from 8 classes (grade 1 and 2) at 4 middle schools located in Busan by administering survey questionnaires. The average class sizes to which each participating students belonged were 17.88, 30.0, 31.88, 28.0 respectively. A series of comparative analyses were carried out, revealing that the majority of the participating students perceived 25-30 as an optimum size for one class. Also, students in a relatively smaller class tended to show higher levels of satisfaction with school lives and with school and classroom facilities, more positive attitudes towards classroom atmosphere, and greater needs for peer interaction than did their counterparts. Furthermore, it was found out that the actual class size had to do with the students' perceptions of the relationships between school facilities and their levels of stress and pleasure at school. These findings were discussed in order to provide educators, architects, and policy makers with practical implications for bringing about a better school environment that is conducive to learning and living for middle school students.
Abstract
This study investigated middle school students’ perceptions of an optimum class size as well as the relationships between a class size and various aspects of students' lives at school. Data were gathered from 858 students from 8 classes (grade 1 and 2) at 4 middle schools located in Busan by administering survey questionnaires. The average class sizes to which each participating students belonged were 17.88, 30.0, 31.88, 28.0 respectively. A series of comparative analyses were carried out, revealing that the majority of the participating students perceived 25-30 as an optimum size for one class. Also, students in a relatively smaller class tended to show higher levels of satisfaction with school lives and with school and classroom facilities, more positive attitudes towards classroom atmosphere, and greater needs for peer interaction than did their counterparts. Furthermore, it was found out that the actual class size had to do with the students' perceptions of the relationships between school facilities and their levels of stress and pleasure at school. These findings were discussed in order to provide educators, architects, and policy makers with practical implications for bringing about a better school environment that is conducive to learning and living for middle school students.
참고문헌 (29)
- Blatchford, P., "Class size, pupil attentiveness and peer relations", British Journal of Educational Psychology, 73, pp.15~36 (2003)
- Blatchford, P, "The issue of class size for young children in schools: What can we learn from research?", Oxford Review of Education, 20(4), pp.441~428 (1994)
- Coleman, J. S, "Equality of educational opportunities" (1996), US Government Printing Office
- Finn, J. D., "Answers and questions about class size: a statewide experiment", American Educational Research Journal, 27(3), pp.557~577 (1990)
- Finn, J. D, "Class Size and Students at Risk: What is know? What is next?" (1998), Department of Education. Educational Research and Improvement, National Institute on the Education
- Finn, J. D., "Tennessee's class size study: Findings, implications, misconceptions", Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 21, pp.97~109 (1999)
- Finn, J. D., "The "Why" of Class Size: Student Behavior in Small Classes", Review of Educational Research, 73(3), pp.321~368 (2003)
- Meta-analysis of research on the relationship of class size and achievement, "Glass, G. V.", Far West Laboratory for Educational Research and Development, ~ (1978)
- The effect of class size reducing for curriculum operation, "Hong, Hu-jo", Ministry of Education & Human Resources Development, ~ (2003)
- Horne, K. M., "Optimum class size for intensive instruction", Harvard Educational Review, 50(2), pp.189~193 (1980)
- Japan National Institute for Educational Policy Research, "Research on Class size", ~ (2000)
- Study on the efficacy of reducing class size, learning- group size, and the pupil-teacher ratio, "Japan National Institute for Educational Policy Research", ~ (2013)
- The educational effects of class size in Korea, "Kim, Young-chul", Korea Development Institute, ~ (2001)
- Kim, Sang-hee, "A study on the impact of over-sized schools and over-crowded classes on the effectiveness of elementary education", Major in Educational Administration, pp.2002
- Optimum size of school and class, "Kong, Eun-bae", Korea Educational Development Institute, ~ (1984)
- Konstantopoulos, S, "How consistent are class size effects?", Evaluation Review, 35(1), pp.71~92 (2011)
- Kwon, Ki-uk, "A study on eduction strategies of the class size for improvement of education quality in schools", The Journal of Educational Administration, 20(2), pp.1~24 (2002)
- Merriam, S. B., "Qualitative research: A guide to design and implementation" (2009), John Wiley and Sons
- Class size and the quality of education. A report from Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Schools, "Office for Standards in Education", ~ (1995)
- Policy alternatives to realize the optimum size of school and class, "Paik, Sung-joon", Korea Educational Development Institute, ~ (1997)
- Children and their primary school: A report of the Central Advisory Council for Education, "Plowden Report", Her Majesty's Stationery Office, ~ (1967)
- Rittelmeyer, C, "Schulbauten positiv gestalten:Wie Schuler Farben und Formen erleben", ~ (2005)
- Shapson, S. M., "An experimental study of the effects of class size", American Education Research Journal, 17(2), pp.141~152 (1980)
- 신나민, "학교 공간 개선에 있어 사용자 참여디자인이 갖는 효용성 및 참여방식에 관한 사례연구", 교육공학연구, 26(4), pp.171~189 (2010), 한국교육공학회
- Smith, P. K, "The ecology of preschool behavior" (1980), Cambridge university press
- Stecher, B., "Class size reduction in California: A story of Hope, promise, and unintended consequence", Phi Delta Kappan, 82(9), pp.670~674 (2002)
- The School survey for reducing number of students, The Ministry of Education report, , ~ (2013)
- Project star: Final executive summary report, kindergarten through third grade (1985-1989), "Word, Elizabeth", ~ (1990)
- Yanagi Haruo, "History of the Class" (2011), Kodansha Ltd