This article describes the development and validation of an instrument that can be used to assess students' perceptions of their learning environment as a means of monitoring and guiding changes towards outcomes-based education. In the first phase, data collected from 2638 Grade 8 science students from 50 classes in 50 schools in the Limpopo…

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…

To facilitate science teachers' use of classroom climate assessments, economical short forms of the Classroom Environment Scale, Individualized Classroom Environment Questionnaire, and My Class Inventory were developed. Each instrument contains only 25 items and is amenable to easy hand scoring. Developmental procedures, reliability, validity, and…

Describes modifications made in the original Learning Environment Inventory to enhance suitability for use in the elementary school and reports validation data from administration of the modified version to a sample of elementary school children. (Author/MP)

Investigates relationships between students' attitudes toward chemistry and their perceived laboratory environments in Singapore high schools. Examines environmental-attitude relationships using multiple regression analysis and the Hierarchical Linear Model. Finds positive associations between the nature of the laboratory classroom environment and…

Explores associations between students' (n=1,592) perceptions of their chemistry laboratory classroom environment and their attitudes towards chemistry. Findings indicate significant associations between the nature of the chemistry laboratory classroom environment and the students' attitudinal outcome. "Integration" and "rule…

The program of research on teacher-student relationships described in this issue is an important part of the field of classroom learning environments, although it has its own distinctive and significant features. The questionnaire on teacher interaction (QTI), the main instrument used in this research, follows the strong tradition in learning…

Using secondary analysis of a large database from a Statewide Systemic Initiative, we examined the effects of several types of environments on student outcomes. Over 3 years, nearly 7,000 students in 392 classes in 200 different schools responded to a questionnaire that assesses class, home, and peer environments as well as student attitudes.…

Despite a strong tradition of research and practical applications involving perceptions of psychosocial environment in elementary and secondary science classes, surprisingly little analogous work has been conducted at the tertiary level. Consequently, in order to facilitate such work, a new instrument called the College and University Classroom…

The effects of classroom openness on student cognitive achievement is studied in terms of the agreement between actual and preferred degree of openness. (JMF)

Reports on a classroom environment study done in agricultural science classes aimed at developing a valid classroom-environment instrument for Nigerian agricultural science classes. The instrument will be used to investigate links between classroom environment and student outcomes. Contains 57 references. (DDR)

Research employing the Technology-Rich Outcomes-Focused Learning Environment Inventory (TROFLEI) was conducted in Australian secondary schools. A sample of 4,146 students from 286 classes responded to the TROFLEI which assesses 10 classroom environment dimensions: student cohesiveness, teacher support, involvement, task orientation, investigation,…

This study examined the classroom learning environment, achievement, and student and teacher attitudes associated with a 2-year mentoring program in science for 7 first-year, second-year, and third-year grade 3-5 teachers. The "What is Happening in This Class?" (WIHIC) questionnaire, assessing student perceptions of seven dimensions of the…

This paper reports a study involving the construction and validation of a learning environment questionnaire that was used by both kindergarten students and their parents. Although the questionnaires were validated for use with five- and six-year old kindergarten students, the same format was used for both parents and students. Prior learning…

Data indicate that the scales in each of four forms (student perceptions of actual and preferred environments, and teacher perceptions of actual and preferred environments) of the Individualized Classroom Environmental Questionnaire possess internal consistency and discriminant validity. (PN)