Nick,
I think most people can do remarkable things when put in tough circumstances. My strong suspicion is that for almost all of the students the learning experience is somewhat diminished in those very high ratio class sections Some research has been done, but there is not (yet) an overwhelming amount of evidence to support this position. Although, most educators (of whom I am aware) agree with the smaller class sizes for online classes.
Dr. S. David Vaillancourt
