Studies in educational learning environments : an international perspective / edited by Swee Chiew Goh, Myint Swe Khine.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Goh, Swee Chiew.

Khine, Myint Swe.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Classroom environment.

Interaction analysis in education.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (259 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

River Edge, N.J. : World Scientific, c2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The study of classroom and school learning environments and their effects on students' learning has been going on for more than a century. Past efforts in the study of the learning environment and its determinants have indicated that it plays a major role in improving teaching and learning in primary, secondary and higher education. This book covers various dimensions of the learning environment, its underlying theory, the impact on learning, the curriculum and classroom management. It is organized in such a way as to provide a cross-national and multi-cultural forum for presenting and discu

Contents:

Contents ; Foreword ; Preface ; From the Editors ; About the Contributors ; Chapter 1 Learning Environments Research: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow; 1. Introduction ; 2. Instruments for Assessing Classroom Environment ; 3. Research Involving Classroom Environment Instruments ; 4. Conclusion: Looking Ahead ; References

Chapter 2 Measuring Culturally Sensitive Factors of Classroom Learning Environments with the CLEQ 1. Introduction ; 2. Development of the Cultural Learning Environment Questionnaire (CLEQ) ; 3. Validation of the CLEQ ; 4. Associations between CLEQ Scales and Learning Outcomes

5. Associations between CLEQ Scales and Teacher-Student Interactions 6. Differences between Metropolitan and Rural Schools ; 7. Discussion ; References ; Chapter 3 Learning Environments in Technology-Rich Classrooms ; 1. Introduction ; 2. Methodology

3. Quantitative Results and Discussion 4. Case Study Findings and Discussion ; 5. Conclusions and Summary ; References ; Chapter 4 Teacher Experience and the Teacher-Student Relationship in the Classroom Environment ; 1. Introduction

2. Theoretical Framework for Studying the Teacher-Student Relationship 3. Teacher-Student Relationship and Student Outcomes ; 4. Design of the Study ; 5. Results of the Study ; 6. Some Interpretations ; References ; Chapter 5 Learning Environments in Urban Science Classrooms: Contradictions, Conflict and Reproduction of Social Inequality

1. The Urban Context

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9789812777133

981277713X

OCLC:

847450524