Can Downsizing College Class Sizes Augment Student Outcomes?: An Investigation of the Effects of Class Size on Student Learning

This investigation uses student course evaluations to examine the relationship between class size and perceived student learning, after student effort and instructor quality have been taken into account. This study found that despite the efforts by students and instructors, class size had a significant negative relationship with perceived student learning.

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