Examined junior high school students' (N=2175) perceptions of actual and preferred classroom environment and teachers' (N=56) perceptions of the actual environment. Results indicated that students preferred a more favorable environment that was perceived as being actually present, and that teachers perceived their classroom environment more…

Describes a recently developed test for measuring law-related attitudes among students at the junior high level and suggests ways in which teachers might employ this test in their own classrooms. The test includes all features of a satisfactory test for social studies outlined by Hunkel (1976). (Author/KC)

Studied classroom learning environment and teacher behavior in 12 Korean schools through questionnaires administered to 543 eighth graders. Results, which support the cross-cultural validity of both measures, show positive relationships between classroom environment and interpersonal teacher behavior and students' attitudinal outcome. Boys…

The Test of Enquiry Skills (TOES) is a group test designed to measure inquiry skills of junior high school students studying science, social sciences, or general studies. TOES is comprised of nine separate scales, each consisting of multiple-choice items. The following skills are measured: reference skills, including library usage, indexes and…

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

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)

How feedback information based upon student perceptions might be employed as a basis for reflection upon, discussion of, and systematic attempts to improve classroom environments is described. The basic logic underlying the proposed approach involves: (1) using assessments of student perceptions of both their actual and preferred environment to…

Relationships between student affective and cognitive learning outcomes and their perceptions of classroom environment (using Classroom Environment Scale) were investigated for 1,083 Australian (Tasmania) students in 116 grade 8 and 9 classrooms. Results suggest that emphasizing classroom order and organization is likely to have positive influence…

Short forms containing 24 or 25 items each were developed for the Individualized Classroom Environment Questionnaire, the My Class Inventory, and the Classroom Environment Scale. Reliability and validity data are reported. (Author/BW)

An exploratory study involving the use of the Individualized Classroom Environment Questionnaire (ICEQ) in relating learning outcomes to student perceptions of classroom individualization and actual-preferred congruence is reported. Findings suggest actual-preferred interaction was important in predicting cognitive outcomes. (Author/RL)

A comprehensive and rigorous investigation of the person-environment fit hypothesis that students achieve better in their preferred environment is described. The design of this study included four notable features. First, the student outcome domain included a comprehensive range of six affective and three cognitive outcomes. Second, classroom…

The relationships between students' learning outcomes and their perceptions on a modified version of the My Class Inventory (MCI) were examined. MCI scales displayed satisfactory internal consistency and discriminant validity, and each MCI scale differentiated significantly between the perceptions of students in different classrooms. (Author/LC)

Describes modifications of the Learning Environment Inventory (LEI) instrument for measuring classroom climate to make it suitable for individualized junior high school classrooms. Reports validation data from a sample of seventh graders. (SL)

Reports on the development and validation of a new junior high school version of the Test On Understanding Science (TOUS).

A sample of 2175 students in 116 science classes provided their perceptions of actual and preferred classroom openness along five continuous dimensions (personalization, participation, independence, investigation, differentiation) and responded to cognitive/affective measure. Among findings reported are relationships between actual classroom…