... cognitive processes that are not completely understood. The majority of school systems have a system of learning that involves groups of students of about the same age interacting with a single individual leading activities directed towards learning a particular topic in a confined physical space- in other words, students are placed in classes with a teacher. The number of students in a classroom can vary. At the extreme, there can be one teachers assigned to one or two pupils (special education classrooms). At the other, a student may be one amongst hundreds being taught by a single instructor (or with new Internet technology, one of millions). The number of students in a class has the potential to affect how much is learned in several different ways. For instance, it could affect how students interact with one another - the level of social engagement. This may result, in more or less ...

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