CLASS SIZE EFFECT ON STUDENTS WITH LOW SATs AND GPAs

Students with low SATs and GPAs benefit most significantly from smaller class size (Scheck, Kinicki, and Webster) and, more generally, "pupils with lower academic abilities tend to benefit more from smaller classes than do pupils with average ability" (Robinson and Witte qtd in Finn and Voekl 771).

Finn, J. D., and Voelkl, K.E.  "Class Size."  The International Encyclopedia of Education, 2nd ed.  Eds. Torsten Husen and T. Neville Postlethwaite.  Tarrytown, NY:  Pergamon, 1994.

Scheck, Angelo, J Kinicki, and James L.Webster, "The Effect of Class Size on Student Performance: Development and Assessment of a Process Model," Journal of Education for Business. 70 2 (Nov 1994 ): 104-115.