A Cross-National Study of Secondary Science Classroom Environments in Australia and Indonesia

Autor/inn/en	Fraser, Barry J.; Aldridge, Jill M.; Adolphe, F. S. Gerard
Titel	A Cross-National Study of Secondary Science Classroom Environments in Australia and Indonesia
Quelle	In: Research in Science Education, 40 (2010) 4, S.551-571 (21 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0157-244X
DOI	10.1007/s11165-009-9133-1
Schlagwörter	Student Attitudes; Factor Analysis; Foreign Countries; Classroom Environment; Questionnaires; Secondary School Science; Multiple Regression Analysis; Correlation; Cross Cultural Studies; Australia; Indonesia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schülerverhalten; Faktorenanalyse; Ausland; Klassenklima; Unterrichtsklima; Fragebogen; Korrelation; Cultural comparison; Kulturvergleich; Australien; Indonesien
Abstract	This article reports a cross-national study of classroom environments in Australia and Indonesia. A modified version of the What Is Happening In this Class? (WIHIC) questionnaire was used simultaneously in these two countries to: 1) cross validate the modified WIHIC; 2) investigate differences between countries and sexes in perceptions of classroom environment; and 3) investigate associations between students' attitudes to science and their perceptions of classroom environment. The sample consisted of 1,161 students (594 students from 18 classes in Indonesia and 567 students from 18 classes in Australia). Principal components factor analysis with varimax rotation supported the validity of a revised structure for the WIHIC. Two-way MANOVA revealed some differences between countries and between sexes in students' perceptions of their classroom environments. Simple correlation and multiple regression analyses revealed generally positive associations between the classroom environment and student attitudes to science in both countries. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10