In Europe and America, many schools attach importance to teaching in small classes, and it is more common to control the class size to about 15 students. In the United States, for example, some high-quality primary and secondary schools and private universities often adopt small class teaching mode. According to the data of American educational research institutions, in the small class teaching environment (15-20 students in each class), students' academic performance has been significantly improved in reading, mathematics and other disciplines. For example, in reading, the average improvement rate of reading ability of small class students is about 20% higher than that of large class students. This is because teachers can adjust teaching strategies more accurately according to each student's reading level in small classes.One of the biggest challenges to control the class size to 15 students is the allocation of educational resources. We need more hardware resources such as classrooms and teaching equipment, and we also need to increase the number of teachers. In this regard, the government can increase investment in education. For example, some governments in Europe and America support school infrastructure construction and teacher recruitment through special education funds. For example, some state governments in the United States will provide funds for building new classrooms or transforming existing classrooms to meet the needs of small class teaching according to the school's small class plan.In terms of social concept, many parents and social people are accustomed to the traditional large class teaching mode and think that large class teaching is a normal state. To change this concept, education departments and schools need to carry out extensive publicity. The exhibition of educational achievements can be held to show the outstanding achievements of students in small class teaching, including the achievements of students' academic progress and comprehensive quality improvement.
1. Challenges and countermeasures of educational resourcesIn Europe, countries such as Finland, which are famous for their high-quality education, also implement small class teaching. Finnish schools pay attention to the individualized growth of each student, and the class size is not large, so teachers have more time and energy to tap the potential of students. Teachers can tailor their study plans for students according to their hobbies and specialties. In this educational environment, Finnish students have performed well in programme for international student assessment and other tests, and their innovative ability and comprehensive quality have been widely recognized by the international community.This class size is also convenient to carry out inquiry learning. Every student has more opportunities to participate in discussions and experiments, and it is no longer a few students who dominate classroom interaction. In science class, 15 students can be divided into several groups to carry out experimental exploration, and each student can operate the instrument, observe the experimental phenomena and put forward his own opinions. This is helpful to improve students' scientific inquiry ability and innovative thinking ability.
In terms of educational concept, teachers also need to adapt to this change from large class teaching to small class teaching. Teacher training is particularly important. Schools can organize teachers to participate in training courses in small class teaching and learn the methods and skills of small class teaching, such as how to carry out personalized teaching and how to organize efficient group activities, so as to improve teachers' teaching ability to adapt to the new teaching mode.1. Challenges and countermeasures of educational resources1. European and American cases