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Parents' and Caregivers' Perceptions of the School Climate: Development and Validation of the Parent and Caregiver Survey (PaCS)
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Aldridge, Jill M.; McChesney, Katrina – Learning Environments Research, 2021
School climates are known to be associated with a range of student outcomes (including academic, social, behavioural and affective), and much work to date has focused on gathering students' perceptions of their school climate to inform ongoing improvement efforts. However, parents and caregivers, as well as students, are also influenced by the…
Descriptors: Parent Attitudes, Caregiver Attitudes, Educational Environment, Social Environment
Using a New Learning Environment Questionnaire for Reflection in Teacher Action Research
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Aldridge, Jill M.; Fraser, Barry J.; Bell, Lisa; Dorman, Jeffrey – Journal of Science Teacher Education, 2012
This article reports the development, validation and use of an instrument designed to provide teachers with feedback information, based on students' perceptions, about their classroom environments. The instrument was developed to provide teachers with feedback that they could use to reflect on their teaching practices and, in turn, guide the…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Student Attitudes, Action Research, Measures (Individuals)
School-Level Environment and Outcomes-Based Education in South Africa
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Aldridge, Jill M.; Laugksch, Rudiger C.; Fraser, Barry J. – Learning Environments Research, 2006
In this study, we developed and validated a questionnaire to assess teachers' perceptions of their actual and preferred school-level environment, investigated whether teachers involved with Outcomes-Based Education (OBE) perceive the school-level environment differently from those who are not, and investigated factors in the school-level…
Descriptors: Outcome Based Education, Familiarity, Parent Participation, Measures (Individuals)
Development of an Instrument To Monitor the Success of Outcomes-Based Learning Environments in Science Classrooms in South Africa.
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Seopa, Mampone A.; Laugksch, Rudiger C.; Aldridge, Jill M.; Fraser, Barry J. – 2003
As part of an effort to monitor the transformation of classrooms within Limpopo Province, South Africa, an instrument was developed to assess students perceptions of their learning environments. The developed questionnaire, the Outcomes-Based Learning Environment Questionnaire (OBLEQ), was designed to measure the impact of the Curriculum 2005…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Environment, Evaluation Methods, Factor Structure