The Effect of Class Size on Student Performance: Development and Assessment of a Process Model

Abstract

Research investigating the relationship between class size and student performance has met with mixed results. The purpose of this study is to clarify that relationship by introducing mediators of the linkage between class size and student performance, by examining literature from the field of organizational behavior. The empirical assessment of a process model using covariance structure analysis acknowledges the importance of individual student characteristics and elements of class format in explaining the impact of class size on student performance. The findings offer researchers a useful framework for understanding the intricacies of the linkage between class size and student performance.