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Fraser, Barry J.; McLure, Felicity I.; Koul, Rekha B. – Learning Environments Research, 2021
In an attempt to engage more students in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) subjects, schools are encouraged by STEM educators and professionals to introduce students to STEM through projects which integrate skills from each of the STEM disciplines. Because little is known about the learning environment of STEM classrooms, we…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Psychological Patterns, STEM Education, Test Construction
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McLure, Felicity I.; Koul, Rekha B.; Fraser, Barry J. – Education Sciences, 2022
With the advent of COVID-19, universities around the world have been forced to move to a fully online mode of delivery because of lockdown policies. This led to a flurry of studies into issues such as internet access, student attitudes to online learning and mental health during lockdown. However, researchers need a validated survey for assessing…
Descriptors: College Students, Classroom Environment, Psychological Patterns, Student Attitudes
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Khine, Myint Swe; Fraser, Barry J.; Afari, Ernest; Oo, Zeya; Kyaw, Thein Thein – Learning Environments Research, 2018
We investigated students' perceptions of their science classroom environments with the use of the What Is Happening In this Class? (WIHIC) questionnaire at the university level in Myanmar. The translated questionnaire was administered to 251 students in first-year science classes at a university. Both exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Educational Environment, Science Curriculum, Science Instruction
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Seng, Khoo Hock; Fraser, Barry J. – Technology, Pedagogy and Education, 2008
Reviews of past research on psychosocial learning environments show that relatively few studies have involved the use of environment dimensions either as criterion variables in the evaluation computer education programs or with adult learners (in contrast to elementary and secondary school students). This study is distinctive in that it used a…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Program Evaluation, Adult Education, Factor Structure
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Aldridge, Jill M.; Dorman, Jeffrey P.; Fraser, Barry J. – Australian Journal of Educational & Developmental Psychology, 2004
This paper describes the validation of actual and preferred forms of a new classroom environment instrument--the Technology-Rich Outcomes-Focused Learning Environment Inventory (TROFLEI)--using multitrait-multimethod modelling. The 80-item TROFLEI assesses 10 classroom environment dimensions: Student Cohesiveness, Teacher Support, Involvement,…
Descriptors: Multitrait Multimethod Techniques, Validity, High School Students, Factor Analysis
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Rentoul, A. John; Fraser, Barry J. – Journal of Educational Administration, 1983
Describes the development of a questionnaire that measures teachers' perceptions of eight aspects of a school environment. Discusses the theory base and predecessors of this instrument, the criteria and process used to develop it, its validation, and its application so far. The 56 questionnaire items are appended. (MCG)
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Elementary Secondary Education, Factor Analysis, Models
Nix, Rebekah K.; Fraser, Barry J.; Ledbetter, Cynthia E. – 2003
The validity and use of a new form of the existing Constructivist Learning Environment Survey (CLES) were studied. The comparative student version (CLES-CS) was developed to evaluate the impact of an innovative teacher development program based on the Integrated Science Learning Environment (ISLE) in public and private school classrooms. The…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Educational Environment, Factor Analysis, High School Students
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Dhindsa, Harkirat S.; Fraser, Barry J. – Learning Environments Research, 2004
The aims of this research were to cross-validate the Cultural Learning Environment Questionnaire (CLEQ) in the local context of Brunei and to evaluate culturally-sensitive factors (gender equity, collaboration, deference, competition, teacher authority, modelling and congruence) in teacher trainees' learning environments. Data were collected from…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Sex Fairness, Gender Differences, Questionnaires
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Nix, Rebekah K.; Fraser, Barry J.; Ledbetter, Cynthia E. – Learning Environments Research, 2005
This article reports the validity and use of a new form of the Constructivist Learning Environment Survey (CLES). As part of a larger study, a comparative student version (CLES-CS) was developed to evaluate the impact of an innovative teacher development program (based on the Integrated Science Learning Environment, ISLE, model) in school…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Field Trips, Student Attitudes, Test Validity