In order to investigate the learning environment of senior high school science laboratory classrooms in Korea, the Science Laboratory Environment Inventory (SLEI) was translated into Korean and administered to 439 students (99 science-independent stream students, 195 science-oriented stream students and 145 humanities stream students). Data…

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…

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…

Secondary analysis of data collected from random samples of Australian (n=1,177) and American (n=537) high school chemistry students involved in the Second International Science Study was compared. Of eight chemistry content areas, Australian students were superior to American students in all areas except theoretical and organic chemistry.…

The purpose of this study was to investigate Korean high school students' perceptions about their science classrooms, focusing especially on the notions of constructivism. This study is one of the few, which has used the Constructivist Learning Environment Survey (CLES) in an Asian country. The study involved 439 high school students from 3…

This study used the Science Laboratory Environment Inventory and skill and attitude measures to investigate associations between student outcomes and classroom environment for high school chemistry students. The nature of the classroom environment accounted for appreciable proportions of variance in both cognitive and affective outcomes beyond…

Field tests of the Science Laboratory Environment Inventory (SLEI) with (n=5,447) high school and college students in six countries furnished evidence that science laboratory classes are dominated by closed-ended activities and that females held generally more favorable perceptions than males. Describes the development and validation of SLEI.…

The development and validation of a new instrument, the Science Laboratory Environment Inventory, for assessing student perceptions of psychosocial environment in science laboratory classrooms are described. Results with 3,727 high school students and 1,720 college students at 53 sites in 6 countries support the scale's validity. (SLD)

Classroom environment measures were used to evaluate alternative high schools which catered to adult learners. These schools have an environment more suited to adult students than do traditional high schools. (RB)

The purpose of this study was to investigate Korean high school students' perceptions of their laboratory classrooms, focusing especially on the aspects measured by the items in the Science Laboratory Environment Inventory (SLEI). The study involved 439 high school students from three different streams (145 from the humanities stream, 195 from the…

Alternative high schools for adult learners were evaluated in terms of student perceptions of classroom environment and teacher perceptions of school environment. Control groups were from evening technical colleges, a high school with integrated adult and adolescent students, and a conventional high school. Results and conclusions are presented.…

Describes an instrument developed to assess students' or teachers' perceptions of five dimensions of actual or preferred classroom environment: student cohesiveness, open-endedness, integration, rule clarity, and material environment. Instrument is included in the appendix. (ZWH)

The study involved implementing and evaluating activities that actively engage students in the process of gathering, processing and analyzing data derived from human body measurements, with students using their prior knowledge acquired in science, mathematics, and computer classes to interpret this information. In the classroom activities…

This paper reports on an investigation examining science classrooms in Korea from two perspectives: constructivism and student-teacher interaction patterns. The constructivist Learning Environment Survey (CLES) and the Questionnaire on Teacher Interaction (QTI) were used to obtain comprehensive information on science classroom environments. The…

Investigates the extent to which a new general science curriculum reflecting a constructivist view has influenced the science classroom learning environment in Korea. Results from a validated Korean Constructivist Learning Environment Survey (CLES) indicate that grade 10 students perceived a more constructivist learning environment than grade 11…