Zingg, Sabine; Sahli Lozano, Caroline; Torchetti, Loredana (2025). Subject-related interest as a key to study satisfaction: An analysis of special education students in Switzerland. Swiss Journal of Educational Research, 47 (3), pp. 235-249. 10.24452/sjer.47.3.2
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This study examines whether the size of the school class has a causal influence on mathematics performance in Switzerland. For this purpose, data from ÜGK/COFO 2016 (Verification of the Attainment of Basic Competencies), a national school performance study on the basic skills of students in the last grade of compulsory schooling in mathematics, are used. Firstly, bivariate analyses suggest that larger rather than smaller school classes are associated with higher test scores in mathematics. Using multivariate estimation methods that are suitable for uncovering causal effects of school class size, this finding is validated while controlling competing influences. In Switzerland, at least for lower secondary schools, there is no need to reduce class sizes with the aim of improving academic performance among students.
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Journal Article (Original Article) |
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PHBern Contributor: |
Zingg, Sabine, Sahli Lozano, Caroline, Torchetti, Loredana |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Jana Kaufmann |
Date Deposited: |
23 Jan 2026 15:57 |
Last Modified: |
23 Jan 2026 15:57 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.24452/sjer.47.3.2 |
Uncontrolled Keywords: |
study satisfaction, special education, study choice motivation, learning goal orientation, media-tion analysis |
PHBern DOI: |
10.57694/7939 |
URI: |
https://phrepo.phbern.ch/id/eprint/7939 |
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