Planning Science Classroom Facilities and Resources to Improve Students' Attitudes

Autor/inn/en	Ford, Angel; Alsup, Philip
Titel	Planning Science Classroom Facilities and Resources to Improve Students' Attitudes
Quelle	In: Educational Planning, 24 (2017) 4, S.27-48 (22 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1537-873X
Schlagwörter	Facility Planning; Classrooms; Science Education; Classroom Environment; Educational Equipment; High School Teachers; Science Teachers; Teacher Attitudes; High School Students; Grade 9; Student Attitudes; Scientific Attitudes; Longitudinal Studies; Educational Resources; High School Longitudinal Study of 2009 (NCES) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Classroom; Klassenraum; Naturwissenschaftliche Bildung; Klassenklima; Unterrichtsklima; Ausrüstung; High school; High schools; Teacher; Teachers; Oberschule; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Science; Science teacher; Wissenschaft; Lehrerverhalten; Student; Students; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; School year 09; 9. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 09; Schülerverhalten; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Bildungsmittel
Abstract	Over half of the school facilities in America are in poor condition. Unsatisfactory school facilities have a negative impact on teaching and learning. The purpose of this correlational study was to identify the relationship between high school science teachers' perceptions of the school's science environment (instructional equipment, demonstration equipment, and physical facilities) and ninth grade students' attitudes about science through their expressed enjoyment of science, boredom with science and value of science. A sample of 11,523 cases was extracted from the High School Longitudinal Study (HSLS:2009), a nationally representative survey of ninth graders located throughout the United States. The research design was multiple linear regression. The results showed a weak and yet significant relationship between the science classroom conditions and students' attitudes. Demonstration equipment and physical facilities were the best predictors of effects on students' attitudes. The results from this study show the importance of appropriate school facility and resource planning as well as areas for future research. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01