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Towards Smart Learning Spaces in Catalan Schools: Teachers' Perceptions of Change
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Bautista Pérez, Guillermo; Rubio Hurtado, María José; Sánchez-Martí, Angelina – Learning Environments Research, 2022
Moving towards Smart Learning Spaces (SLS) requires reconsideration of the school environment using a multi-dimensional approach that considers pedagogical, environmental and technological aspects. However, learning spaces have not changed that much. New designs and remodelling of educational contexts rarely are evidence-based and rarely…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Teacher Attitudes, Foreign Countries
Perceptions of STEM-Based Outreach Learning Activities in Secondary Education
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Vennix, J.; den Brok, P.; Taconis, R. – Learning Environments Research, 2017
We investigated and compared the learning environment perceptions of students, teachers and guides who participated in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM)-based outreach activities in secondary education. In outreach activities, schools and teachers work together with companies and other external institutions in learning…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Outreach Programs, Secondary Education, High School Students
Development and Application of the Elementary School Science Classroom Environment Scale (ESSCES): Measuring Student Perceptions of Constructivism within the Science Classroom
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Peoples, Shelagh M.; O'Dwyer, Laura M.; Wang, Yang; Brown, Jessica J.; Rosca, Camelia V. – Learning Environments Research, 2014
This article describes the development, validation and application of a Rasch-based instrument, the Elementary School Science Classroom Environment Scale (ESSCES), for measuring students' perceptions of constructivist practices within the elementary science classroom. The instrument, designed to complement the Reformed Teaching Observation…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Elementary School Students, Science Instruction, Elementary School Science
Learning Environment, Attitudes and Conceptual Development Associated with Innovative Strategies in Middle-School Mathematics
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Ogbuehi, Philip I.; Fraser, Barry J. – Learning Environments Research, 2007
This study of middle-school students in California focused on the effectiveness of using innovative teaching strategies for enhancing the classroom environment, students' attitudes and conceptual development. A sample of 661 students from 22 classrooms in four inner city schools completed modified forms of the Constructivist Learning Environment…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Constructivism (Learning), Experimental Groups, Control Groups
Technology Integration and the Classroom Learning Environment: Research for Action.
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Harwell, Sharon H.; Gunter, Shannon; Montgomery, Sandra; Shelton, Cheryl; West, Deborah – Learning Environments Research, 2001
Describes initial results of a collaborative action research endeavor between a university and a magnet school (grade 6 level) using learning environments research to monitor alignment of classroom learning activities with a constructivist viewpoint while integrating technology into the curriculum. Discusses use of the Constructivist Learning…
Descriptors: Action Research, Classroom Environment, College School Cooperation, Constructivism (Learning)
Evaluating an Integrated Science Learning Environment Using the Constructivist Learning Environment Survey
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Nix, Rebekah K.; Fraser, Barry J.; Ledbetter, Cynthia E. – Learning Environments Research, 2005
This article reports the validity and use of a new form of the Constructivist Learning Environment Survey (CLES). As part of a larger study, a 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, model) in school…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Field Trips, Student Attitudes, Test Validity