Psychosocial Environment of Science Laboratory Classrooms in Canadian Schools and Universities.

Fraser, Barry J.; Griffiths, Alan K.

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Publication Date: 1992

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Psychosocial Environment of Science Laboratory Classrooms in Canadian Schools and Universities.

Fraser, Barry J.; Griffiths, Alan K.

Canadian Journal of Education, v17 n4 p391-404 Fall 1992

The development and validation of a new instrument, the Science Laboratory Environment Inventory, for assessing student perceptions of psychosocial environment in science laboratory classrooms are described. Results with 3,727 high school students and 1,720 college students at 53 sites in 6 countries support the scale's validity. (SLD)

Descriptors: College Students, Educational Environment, Foreign Countries, High School Students, High Schools, Higher Education, Likert Scales, Science Education, Science Laboratories, Student Attitudes, Test Construction, Test Reliability, Test Validity

Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative; Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Australia; Canada; Nigeria; United Kingdom (England); United States

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