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Students' Attitudes, Self-Efficacy and Experiences in a Modified Process-Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning Undergraduate Chemistry Classroom
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Vishnumolakala, Venkat Rao; Southam, Daniel C.; Treagust, David F.; Mocerino, Mauro; Qureshi, Sheila – Chemistry Education Research and Practice, 2017
This one-semester, mixed methods study underpinning social cognition and theory of planned behaviour investigated the attitudes, self-efficacy, and experiences of 559 first year undergraduate chemistry students from two cohorts in modified process-oriented guided inquiry learning (POGIL) classes. Versions of attitude toward the study of chemistry…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Self Efficacy, College Science, Chemistry
Measuring Student Attitude and Knowledge in Technology-Rich Biology Classrooms
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Incantalupo, Lisa; Treagust, David F.; Koul, Rekha – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2014
The use of technology in schools is now ubiquitous, but the effectiveness on the learning environment has mixed results. This paper describes the development and validation of an instrument to measure students' attitudes toward and knowledge of technology with the aim of investigating any differences based on gender after a course where the…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Teaching Methods, Test Construction
Design, Development and Validation of a Model of Problem Solving for Egyptian Science Classes
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Shahat, Mohamed A.; Ohle, Annika; Treagust, David F.; Fischer, Hans E. – International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2013
Educators and policymakers envision the future of education in Egypt as enabling learners to acquire scientific inquiry and problem-solving skills. In this article, we describe the validation of a model for problem solving and the design of instruments for evaluating new teaching methods in Egyptian science classes. The instruments were based on…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Questionnaires, Problem Solving, Science Instruction
An Instrument for Assessing Students' Mental State and the Learning Environment in Science Education
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Liu, Chia-ju; Treagust, David F. – International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2005
The purpose of this research was to develop and validate a new instrument, the "Mental State in Learning Environment Questionnaire" (MSLEQ), to assess student's mental state in a given learning environment. The MSLEQ has high internal consistency reliability values between 0.70-0.92 as well as good construct validity and predictive validity. After…
Descriptors: Construct Validity, Predictive Validity, Questionnaires, Factor Analysis
Validation and Application of the College and University Classroom Environment Inventory (CUCEI).
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Treagust, David F.; Fraser, Barry J. – 1986
This paper describes the development, validation, and use of a research instrument, the College and University Classroom Environment Inventory (CUCEI), designed to assess the environment of small higher education classrooms. The instrument evaluates students' or instructors' perceptions of the following seven psychosocial dimensions of actual or…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Classroom Research, Correlation, Foreign Countries
The Status of Science Classroom Learning Environments in Indonesian Lower Secondary Schools
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Wahyudi; Treagust, David F. – Learning Environments Research, 2004
This study reports cross-validation results for an Indonesian-language version of a modified form of the What Is Happening In this Class? (WIHIC) questionnaire and its use in investigating the nature of science classroom learning environments in Indonesian lower secondary schools. Following administration of the WIHIC to approximately 1400…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Suburban Schools, Rural Schools, Student Attitudes