Show Study Questions Value of of Small High Hiah School Groups High school stud ts students do not necessarily learn faster In small groups than In large classes This was the major conclusion reached In an experimental study study study stu stu- dy recently conducted In a Colorado Colorado Co Co- lorado school district as reported report report- ed by Utah Foundation the private private private vate governmental research or or- The experiment was conducted In the Jefferson county school district a district which adJoins adjoIns ad ad- Joins Denver on the west in cooperation with the Ford Foundations Foundation's Foundations Foundation's Foun Fount dation's Fund for the Advancement Advancement Advance Advance- ment of Education and the National National National Na Na- Association of Secondary School Principals Dr Gordon E E. Paterson study director noted that the results came as a surprise surprise surprise sur sur- prise to him and other educators working on the project and could shake up the whole field of education For purposes of the study 1075 tenth and eleventh grade pupils were divided into classes of ten twenty thirty five and sixty or more up to 84 pu put pils Subjects taught Included language arts mathematics science and social studies One certified teacher leacher was assigned to each class in the ten twenty and thirty-five thirty category With minor exceptions two certified teachers were assigned to the larger classes A testing program program pro pro- gram was conducted at the begInning beginning beginning be be- ginning and the close dose of the school year and the results were evaluated Among the important findings findIngs findIngs find- find Ings and conclusions drawn from the experiment were the following 1 Other factors being equIvalent equivalent equivalent lent the thi number of learners In Ina a teaching learing situation Is insignificant 2 Small grouping of identified i high capacity learners Is not academically nor economically feasible 3 Team-teacher Team Is an approach to meeting the existing personnel personnel person person- nel shortage I. I The report recommended that I the proportion of teaching teaching- teams and other redeployment of staff be explored fully It observes observes ob ob- serves that this experiment ap ap- pears pears' pears to have far sweeping far Implications Implications Im Im- for Cor improving utilization utilization I of oC teaching personnel |