Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region XII
LANGALI INTEGRATED SCHOOL
Langali, Palimbang, Sultan Kudarat

LARGE CLASS SIZE IN THE CLASSROOM

AFFECTS STUDENTS’ LEARNING
DEVELOPMENT

PREPARED BY:
LANGALI INTEGRATED SCHOOL
I. Context and Rationale

A classroom is a learning space, a room in which both children

and adults learn. It provides a space where learning can take place

uninterrupted by outside distractions. Classroom serves as second

home for the students. They spend almost 8 hours inside the

classroom. It is very important that classroom is conducive for

learning.

Classroom environments are extremely important for students

and for teachers. This is the place where it molds one’s life and future.

Everything from the color of the walls to the arrangement of the desks

sends impressions to students and can affect the way a student learns.

The emotional environment also will affect the learning environment

and how well a student receives instruction.

Creating a positive learning environment is essential for success

in the classroom. Knowing your students, giving them time and

understanding can boast their positive insight.

Asking neither a teacher nor a parent about what are their

optimum classroom sizes would have different answer. Reducing a

class size from kindergarten to high school can raise students’

achievement. This is according to article in “Great school”. With

smaller class sizes, teachers are able to get to know their students

better and can build a stronger relationship according to the study

done by Princeton University professors. Their study also says that

students from the smaller class scored higher on exams even when

they were no longer in a smaller-class-size model school.

One of the problems of teachers is to work with students in

classes larger than 25 or 30 students. Large classrooms make

discussions and group work more difficult. A study conducted by

some professors at the University of London found that in larger

classrooms, students were less engage.

Classroom with large number of size can really affects students

learning, especially in doing their activities and drills. Teacher cannot

give one of them equal attention and time.

II. Action Research Questions:

This research aims to answer the following question:

1. What is the performance level of students in small class?

2. What is the performance level of students in large class?

3. Is there any difference in the performance of students in small class

from the students in large class?

4. What are the effects of large class in students learning?

III. Proposed Innovation, Intervention and Strategy

1. Divide the large class into small class.

2. Proposed classroom extension.

3. Additional classroom teacher.

4. Make a classroom conducive for learning.

IV. Action Research Methods

a. Respondents of the study

The respondents of this study are the grade 9 students of Langali

Integrated School.

b. Locale of the study

The study was conducted at Langali Integrated School,

Barangay Langali Palimbang Sultan Kudarat.

c. Data Gathering Methods

The researcher used stratified sampling by collecting the

different written work and performance task of the students in small

class and large class.

V. Action Research Work Plan and Timelines

This action research will be conducted for 6 months starting

from July to December. The Grade 9 students will serve as the

respondents of the study.

VI. Plans for Dissemination and Utilization

Conduct meetings together with the stakeholder and make

a proposal about the classroom extension and additional teachers.

VIII. References

www.education.gov.gy/web/index.php/teachers

www.education.settlepi.com

www.understood.org/en/learning-attention-iss

www.afaeducation.org/free-dt-resources/explore-ou