Do crowded classrooms crowd out learning?: evidence from the Food for Education Programme in Bangladesh

Ahmed, Akhter U.; Arends-Kuenning, Mary. 2003. Do crowded classrooms crowd out learning? evidence from the Food for Education Programme in Bangladesh. FCND Discussion Paper Brief. 149. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/157629

The concern that learning performance may be adversely affected by increased class size appears to be unfounded. But unchecked, the negative peer effect could hinder student achievement.