Although students make some epistemological progress during college, most graduate without developing meaning-making strategies that reflect an understanding that knowledge is socially constructed. Using a pre-test-post-test design and a within-subjects 2 × 2 mixed-design ANOVA, this study reports on empirical findings which support the Socratic…

This study aimed to develop and validate a problem-based learning environment inventory which would help teachers and researchers to better understand student views on problem-based learning environments. The development of the inventory included the following four steps: Item Formulation; Content Validation; Construct Validation; Reliability…

This paper reports the reanalysis of data collected in a study of 3 determinants of classroom environment (viz. year level, subject, and school type) using multivariate analysis of variance and multilevel analysis. Data were collected from 2,211 students in Queensland Catholic and government schools. The Catholic School Classroom Environment…

Educational environment data derived from classroom settings strongly suggest the positive contribution that climate variables can make in accounting for learning performance. Such measures are not only related to productivity but may constitute criterion variables in and of themselves. (Author)

The Learning Environment Inventory (LEI) measures student perceptions of the social climate of high school classrooms. The My Class Inventory (MCI), a simplified version of the LEI, is suitable for younger children 8 to 12 years of age. This manual is a revised version of a 1976 manual (previously revised in 1971). In addition to its many…

After being translated into French, the Learning Environment Inventory was administered to 3,065 high school students in Quebec. The scales of the Inventory were then related to achievement scores. Results supported the validity of the inventory. (Author/JKS)

Subjects in this study of the learning environment in a rural school and an urban school were students of 96 classrooms, 47 of which were in rural areas and the remaining 50 in urban areas. Half the students were administered the Learning Environment Inventory and the other half took the Test of Primary Mental Abilities. Results indicate that…

A factor analytic study is presented of the Learning Environment Inventory, an instrument originally designed to assess secondary students' perception of 15 school environment dimensions. Responses from 3,613 subjects were analyzed through principal components and varimax rotation procedures. In contrast to the expected structure, analyses…

The Learning Environmental Inventory is promoted as a tool that has been used extensively to ascertain differences in class environment and how student environment perceptions relate to achievement and attitude. It's felt that teachers can improve their classrooms through careful use of the instrument and application of knowledge gained. (MP)

Differences in social-psychological environments between parochial and public schools, and between mathematics and English courses, were investigated involving 317 grade 10 boys and girls. Multivariate and univariate analysis of variance produced significant main effects and School x Subject interaction. Differential validities of environment…

Employing the Robustness Semantic Differential, the Learning Environment Inventory, and the Principal Performance Description Survey with fourth- and eleventh-graders, robustness of school climate was found to be positively related to perceptions of clear goal direction, cohesiveness, lack of academic competitiveness, diversity, and an involved…

The relationships between learning conditions and achievement were studied in a sample of 15 urban and 14 rural grade 7 classrooms. Students were administered the Canadian Tests of Basic Skills (CTBS) in Vocabulary, Reading, Language, and Mathematics, as well as the Learning Environment Inventory (LEI) and a questionnaire about school, family, and…

The relationship between a teacher's attitude and the environment of his or her class was examined. The research was designed to determine the effects of the learning environment on the academic achievements of students. This research measured teacher attitudes with the Minnesota Teacher Attitude Inventory (MTAI). Students' perceptions of the…

The Chinese Language Classroom Environment Inventory (CLCEI) is a bilingual instrument developed for use in measuring students' and teachers' perceptions toward their Chinese Language classroom learning environments in Singapore secondary schools. The English version of the CLCEI was customised from the English version of the "What is…