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The CLASS Action Survey: An Assessment Instrument Designed to Evaluate Students' Subjective Attitudes Regarding a Course in College Student Retention and Persistence to Graduation
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Kemp, Arthur D. – Education, 2016
This investigation explored the extent to which a newly constructed instrument, the CLASS Action Survey (CLAS), was able to accurately measure the qualities of a specialized course, the Crystallized Learning and Academic Study System (CLASS) and its stated goals: (1) to increase college students' academic mindedness, (2) to challenge…
Descriptors: College Students, Student Surveys, Student Attitudes, Academic Persistence
Constructivist Learning Environment among Palestinian Science Students
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Afif Zeidan – International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2015
The purpose of this study was to investigate the constructivist learning environment among Palestinian science students. The study also aimed to investigate the effects of gender and learning level of these students on their perceptions of the constructivist learning environment. Data were collected from 125 male and 101 female students from the…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Educational Environment, Investigations, Gender Differences
Discovering the Determinants of Chemistry Course Perceptions in Undergraduate Students
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Reardon, Robert F.; Traverse, Maria A.; Feakes, Debra A.; Gibbs, Karen A.; Rohde, Rodney E. – Journal of Chemical Education, 2010
The primary goals of this project were to develop a reliable instrument to measure the chemistry course perceptions (CCP) of undergraduate chemistry students and to determine the predictors of CCP of undergraduate students as they enter their first college chemistry class. In a pilot study, 250 undergraduate students were solicited with 57…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Self Efficacy, Chemistry, Measures (Individuals)
Determining Relationships between Predictive Factors of High School Dropout and Student Engagement
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Meagher, Jennifer L. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Over the past several years, educational leaders and researchers have tried to find the causes for high school dropout. Studies have shown that both demographic and student factors have contributed to placing a student at risk for dropping out of high school. Most of the studies, however, have been conducted in urban or suburban settings.…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Student Attitudes, Dropouts, Test Validity
Using Student Perceptions to Compare Actual and Preferred Classroom Environment in Queensland Schools
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Dorman, Jeffrey P. – Educational Studies, 2008
Students' perceptions of actual and preferred classroom environment were investigated using the "What is happening in this class? questionnaire" (WIHIC). The WIHIC assesses seven classroom environment dimensions: student cohesiveness, teacher support, involvement, task orientation, investigation, cooperation and equity. A sample of 978…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Classroom Environment, Secondary School Students, Questionnaires
Statistics Achievement: A Function of Attitudes and Related Experiences.
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Elmore, Patricia B.; And Others – 1993
The effects of previous mathematics, statistics, and computer science coursework; attitudes toward statistics and computers; and mathematics ability on statistics achievement were studied for 289 college students over 4 semesters. A secondary purpose of the study was to determine the effect of the computer laboratory component of an inferential…
Descriptors: Ability, Attitude Measures, College Students, Computer Centers