Californian Science Students' Perceptions of Their Classroom Learning Environments

Autor/inn/en	den Brok, Perry; Fisher, Darrell; Rickards, Tony; Bull, Eric
Titel	Californian Science Students' Perceptions of Their Classroom Learning Environments
Quelle	In: Educational Research and Evaluation, 12 (2006) 1, S.3-25 (23 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1380-3611
Schlagwörter	Classroom Environment; Student Attitudes; Middle School Students; Science Education; Student Characteristics; Test Validity; Gender Differences; Cultural Influences; Socioeconomic Influences; Teacher Influence; Grade 8; Class Size; Ethnicity; California + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Klassenklima; Unterrichtsklima; Schülerverhalten; Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Naturwissenschaftliche Bildung; Testvalidität; Geschlechterkonflikt; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Sozioökonomischer Faktor; School year 08; 8. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 08; Klassengröße; Ethnizität; Kalifornien
Abstract	This study utilised the "What Is Happening In this Class" (WIHIC) questionnaire to examine factors that influence Californian students' perceptions of their learning environment. Data were collected from 665 USA middle school science students in 11 Californian schools. Several background variables, such as gender, socioeconomic status, ethnicity, and class size, were included in the study. A hierarchical analysis of variance was conducted. Results from this study indicate that some scales of the WIHIC are more inclined to measure personal or idiosyncratic features of student perceptions and other class features. A variable that consistently affected students' perceptions was student gender. Generally speaking, girls perceived their learning environment more positively than did boys. (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10