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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Investigating the Use of Student Perception Data for Teacher Reflection and Classroom Improvement
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Bell, Lisa M.; Aldridge, Jill M. – Learning Environments Research, 2014
This article reports a study involving: (1) developing and validating a learning environment instrument, (2) investigating whether reflection on feedback generated using the instrument led to improvements in the learning environment and (3) examining how teachers used the feedback. For the new learning environment instrument, validity was…
Descriptors: Action Research, Effect Size, Statistical Significance, Statistical Analysis
Students' Perceptions of the Learning Environment and Attitudes in Game-Based Mathematics Classrooms
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Afari, Ernest; Aldridge, Jill M.; Fraser, Barry J.; Khine, Myint Swe – Learning Environments Research, 2013
We investigated whether the introduction of games into college-level mathematics classes in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) was effective in terms of improving students' perceptions of the learning environment and their attitudes towards of mathematics. A pre-post design involved the administration of English and Arabic versions of two surveys (one…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Instruction, College Students, Instructional Effectiveness
School-Level Environment and Outcomes-Based Education in South Africa
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Aldridge, Jill M.; Laugksch, Rudiger C.; Fraser, Barry J. – Learning Environments Research, 2006
In this study, we developed and validated a questionnaire to assess teachers' perceptions of their actual and preferred school-level environment, investigated whether teachers involved with Outcomes-Based Education (OBE) perceive the school-level environment differently from those who are not, and investigated factors in the school-level…
Descriptors: Outcome Based Education, Familiarity, Parent Participation, Measures (Individuals)
A Cross-Cultural Study of Classroom Learning Environments in Australia and Taiwan.
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Aldridge, Jill M.; Fraser, Barry J. – Learning Environments Research, 2000
An English and Mandarin version of the What is Happening in this Class questionnaire was administered to 1081 students in 50 classes in Australia and to 1879 students in 50 classes in Taiwan. Data analysis supported the reliability and factorial validity of the questionnaire, and revealed differences between Taiwanese and Australian science…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Differences, Data Analysis, Educational Environment