SUSTAINING EFFECTIVE LEARNING THROUGH CLASS SIZE MANAGEMENT: A CASE OF BUSINESS EDUCATION STUDENTS IN PORT-HARCOURT
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Learning outcomes have become a phenomenon of interest to all.This paper looked at how effective teaching and learning can be sustained through the management of class size.Two research questions were posed.The population of the study was One thousand, five hundred and four (1504) Business Education students of 2016/2017 academic session from the Rivers State University, Nkpolu-Oroworukwo and Ignatius Ajuru University of Education, Rumuolumeni, both in Port-Harcourt.The sample size was one hundred and fifty (150) students randomly selected from the population.Survey design was adopted and self-structured questionnaire titled SETLeCLsM, using a four-point rating scale, was used to collect data. The instrument was subjected to face and content
validity as well as a reliability test which gave a coefficient of stability of 0.88.The research questions were answered using mean and standard deviation.Findings revealed that large class size affects learning negatively.Amongst others, it was recommended that class sizes be reduced to normal as recommended by National Universities Commission (NUC).
Keywords: Learning, class size, large class size, ideal class size, sustaining effective learning,
Business Education students.
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