Classroom environment / Barry J. Fraser.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fraser, Barry J.

Series:

Routledge library editions. Education.

Routledge library editions. Education ; v. 234

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Academic achievement.

Classroom environment--Great Britain--Evaluation.

Classroom environment.

School environment--Great Britain--Evaluation.

School environment.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (241 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2012, c1986.

London ; New York : Routledge, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The increasing impact of performance based judgments on schools and teachers in the classroom has its critics and supporters. Some oppose the trend and seek to deny the importance of quantitative measures. Others have sought to find ways of implementing educational measurement constructively and with understanding of the concerns. Classrooms are where the operational business of learning takes place and it is on the quality of life within the classroom that the broader process of learning, concerns for the wider community and others, is nurtured. The climate of the classroom has a la

Contents:

Cover; Classroom Environment; Copyright; Contents; List of Tables; List of Figures; Forward; 1. Introduction and Background; Approaches to studying classroom environments; Historical perspectives on classroom environment research; Distinction between school-level and classroom-level environment; Choosing an appropriate level of analysis: Private and consensual press; Overview of other chapters; 2. Instruments for Assessing Classroom Environment; Overview of five classroom environment instruments; Instrument development procedures

Descriptive details for five instruments (LEI, CES, ICEQ, MCI and CUCE I)Instrument validation procedures; Validation information; Short forms of CES, ICEQ and MCI; Other classroom environment instruments; School-level environment instruments; Conclusion; 3. Associations Between Student Outcomes and Classroom Environment; An example of a study of outcome-environment relationships; Overview of past studies of outcome-environment relationships; Conclusion; 4. Use of Classroom Environment Perceptions as Criterion Variables; Curriculum evaluation studies

Differences between student and teacher perceptions of actual and preferred environmentOther studies involving environment dimensions as dependent variables; Conclusion; 5. Person-Environment Fit Studies of Whether Students Achieve Better in Their Preferred Environment; Past person-environment fit work; An example of a person-environment fit study; Discussion; 6. Changing Classroom Settings; Related literature; Application of methods for facilitating change; Discussion; 7. Conclusion; Appendices; References; Author Index; Topic Index

Notes:

First published in 1986 by Croom Helm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

1-280-77626-9

9786613686657

1-136-45292-3

0-203-12588-6

9780203125885

OCLC:

796932314