The Effect Of Class Size And Over Popolation On The Academic Performance Of Secondary School Students

CHAPTER ONE  INTRODUCTION 1.1     BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY As school population increases class sizes also increase, the performances of students become an issue. According to Dror (1995), class size has become a phenomenon often mentioned in the educational literature as an influence on pupil’s feelings and achievement, on administration, quality and school budgets. In his words he noted, that class size is almost an administrative decision over which teachers have little or no control. Most researchers start from the assumption that size of the class would prove a significant determinant o…