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Download full textSawers, Kimberly M.; Wicks, David; Mvududu, Nyaradzo; Seeley, Lane; Copeland, Raedene – Journal of Learning Spaces, 2016
This study investigates how instructor teaching philosophy (traditional vs. constructivist) and type of learning space (traditional vs. active) influence instructor perceptions of student engagement. In a quasi-experimental study, we found that instructors perceived that students were more engaged in the active learning classroom (ALC) than in the…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Classroom Environment, Teacher Behavior, Educational Philosophy
Direct linkFranke, Gaitano; Bogner, Franz X. – Journal of Biological Education, 2013
We examined selected situational emotions (interest, well-being and anxiety) experienced by 291 secondary school tenth graders during a hands-on gene technology lesson. Two different instruction groups (I-1, I-2) participated in the same teaching unit, in which four basic gene technology experiments were performed. Using a modified…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Students, Anxiety
McClure, Robert; Johnson, Bruce; Jackson, David; Hoff, Jean – 2000
During the 1998-99 academic year, five teacher education institutions participated in the first year of a study to determine the impact of teacher preparation programs on beginning teachers. This collaboration, known as the Teacher Research Network (TRN), met several times during the academic year and the following summer to investigate recent…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Classroom Environment, Constructivism (Learning), Educational Needs
McClure, Robert; Johnson, Bruce; Jackson, David – 2003
Faculty members at St. Mary's University of Minnesota have been engaged in a process to develop a more student-centered curriculum. Administration and faculty taking the lead in this endeavor have begun to embrace much of the literature in the area of constructivism as a philosophical foundation for guiding this change. The result is the near…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, College Instruction, Constructivism (Learning), Factor Analysis
Peer reviewedAldridge, Jill M.; Fraser, Barry J.; Taylor, Peter C.; Chen, Chung-Chih – International Journal of Science Education, 2000
Describes the validation and use of English and Chinese versions of the Constructivist Learning Environment Survey (CLES) in a study of high school science classrooms in Australia (n=1081) and Taiwan (n=1879). Data analysis supported each scale's internal consistency reliability, factor structure, and ability to differentiate between classrooms,…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Classroom Environment, Constructivism (Learning), Cross Cultural Studies
Southwest Educational Development Lab., Austin, TX. – 1999
This report provides baseline information from the six schools in Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, rural Texas, and urban Texas participating in the Applying Technology to Restructuring and Learning (ATRL) project, which seeks to create replicable models of constructivist learning environments supported by technology. The information in…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Classroom Environment, Classroom Observation Techniques, Comparative Analysis
