Using Student Perceptions to Compare Actual and Preferred Classroom Environment in Queensland Schools

Autor/in	Dorman, Jeffrey P.
Titel	Using Student Perceptions to Compare Actual and Preferred Classroom Environment in Queensland Schools
Quelle	In: Educational Studies, 34 (2008) 4, S.299-308 (10 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0305-5698
Schlagwörter	Student Attitudes; Classroom Environment; Secondary School Students; Questionnaires; Factor Analysis; Test Reliability; Test Validity; Foreign Countries; Statistical Significance; Cooperation; Teacher Student Relationship; Problem Solving; Performance; Student Participation; Peer Relationship; Comparative Analysis; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schülerverhalten; Klassenklima; Unterrichtsklima; Sekundarschüler; Fragebogen; Faktorenanalyse; Testreliabilität; Testvalidität; Ausland; Co-operation; Kooperation; Teacher student relationships; Lehrer-Schüler-Beziehung; Problemlösen; Achievement; Leistung; Schülermitarbeit; Schülermitwirkung; Studentische Mitbestimmung; Peer-Beziehungen; Australien
Abstract	Students' perceptions of actual and preferred classroom environment were investigated using the "What is happening in this class? questionnaire" (WIHIC). The WIHIC assesses seven classroom environment dimensions: student cohesiveness, teacher support, involvement, task orientation, investigation, cooperation and equity. A sample of 978 secondary school students from 63 classes in Queensland responded to the WIHIC. For each item on the WIHIC, students recorded their perceptions of the actual (or real) and preferred (or ideal) classroom environment. Results revealed that statistically significant differences between actual and preferred environments, and that the gap between actual and preferred environment was smaller for more positive classroom environments. (Contains 4 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10