Optimal number of students in the class

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Published Nov 4, 2016
DOI https://doi.org/10.18844/gjbem.v6i2.1387

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Juraj Dubovec
University of Žilina, Faculty of management science and informatics Univerzitná 8215/1, Žilina, Slovakia
Lukas Falat
University of Žilina, Faculty of management science and informatics Univerzitná 8215/1, Žilina, Slovakia
Jana Makysova
University of Žilina, Faculty of management science and informatics Univerzitná 8215/1, Žilina, Slovakia * Corresponding author. Tel.: 00 421 41 513 44 54 E-mail address: [email protected]

Abstract

This contribution describes the model for determining the number of pupils in the class of one teacher in primary school education in context of Slovak Republic. Actually, legislation defines the minimal and maximal number of pupils in the class. The model which we created is based on economic principles. These are usually different from “politically acceptable solutions”.

Our model raises up from the presumption that greater is a number of pupils in the class the parents have to study more with their children at home and complete the work of teachers at home. But greater number of pupils in the class decreases medium labor costs for teacher per pupil. The simulation permit to define different range of parameters and to compare results for different variants.

© 2015 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V.

Peer-review under responsibility of Academic World Research and Education Center.

Keywords: pupils; class; number; parameters; simulation; cost function; Slovakia

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