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Development and Use of an Instrument for Assessing the Department-Level Work Environment: The Department-Level Environment Questionnaire (DLEQ)
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Ward, Gillian; Fisher, Darrell L. – Learning Environments Research, 2013
There has been little research into the work environments of teachers at the subject department level. Understanding and investigating the work environment at this level could provide insight into the type of work environment that might lead teachers to remain in the teaching profession. This article reports the development, validation and use of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Questionnaires, Science Teachers, Science Departments
Identifying Exemplary Science Teachers through Students' Perceptions of Their Learning Environment
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Waldrip, Bruce G.; Fisher, Darrell L.; Dorman, Jeffrey – Learning Environments Research, 2009
The purpose of this study was to examine students' psychosocial perceptions of their science classroom learning environment in order to identify exemplary teachers. This mixed-method study used the valid and reliable What Is Happening In this Class? (WIHIC) questionnaire with over 3,000 middle school students in 150 classrooms in Australia.…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Construct Validity, Foreign Countries, Science Teachers
Identifying Exemplary Science Teachers through Their Students' Perceptions of the Assessment Process
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Waldrip, Bruce G.; Fisher, Darrell L.; Dorman, Jeffrey – Research in Science & Technological Education, 2009
This paper reports on part of a large-scale study aimed at examining students' perceptions of assessment. This paper will report on a study utilising mixed methodology in 150 Australian middle school classrooms. The purpose of the study described in this paper was to use the Students' Perceptions of Assessment Questionnaire on Teacher Interaction…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Construct Validity, Science Teachers, Role Models
The Development and Validation of a Questionnaire for Assessing Student Perceptions of Teacher-Student Interaction in Taiwan and Australia.
She, Hsiao-Ching; Fisher, Darrell L. – 1997
This study reports on the development and validation of a questionnaire to assess student perceptions of the teacher-student interaction in Taiwan and Australia. The questionnaire is part of a cross-national study of science classroom environments in Taiwan and Australia. The questionnaire contains five domains: (1) higher-order questioning…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Foreign Countries, Interviews, Questionnaires