A Study on the Effect of School Size on Learning Activity in Otofuke Town in Hokkaido

本研究以音渊町15所小学为研究对象，探讨学校规模对学习活动的影响。学习成绩和对学校的态度作为学习活动的指标，这两个变量是如何影响其他5个变量，学校规模，理解的教训，个人电脑拥有量（家庭经济因素），类附件，和学生的自信心，进行了检查。理解课程和拥有个人电脑对学习成绩有积极影响。学生的班级依恋、自信心对学校态度有正向影响。至于学校规模，其影响是有限的，但它对六年级学生的学业成绩产生了负面影响。

In this study, the impact of school size on learning activities is revealed in 15 elementary schools in Otofuke town. Academic achievement and attitudes toward school as indicators of learning activities are picked up, and how these two variables are affected by 5 other variables; school size, understanding the lesson, personal computer ownership (household economic factors), class attachment, and student's self-confidence, were examined. Understanding the lessons and personal computer ownership had positive impacts on academic achievement. Students'attachment to their classes and students' self-confidence had positive impacts on attitudes toward school. As for school size, its effect was limited, but it had a negative impact on academic achievement of 6th graders.