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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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Development and Validation of the Place-Based Learning and Constructivist Environment Survey (PLACES)
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Zandvliet, David B. – Learning Environments Research, 2012
Learning environment studies acknowledge that learning takes place within the social realm and that social conditions contribute to the quality of both learning and experience. This can be said to be especially true for environmental learning programs. To access information about students' perceptions of their learning environment, a robust…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Social Environment, Teacher Education Programs, Student Attitudes
The Learning Environment Associated with Information Technology Education in Taiwan: Combining Psychosocial and Physical Aspects
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Liu, Chia-Ju; Zandvliet, David B.; Hou, I.-Ling – Learning Environments Research, 2012
This study investigated perceptions of senior high school students towards the Taiwanese information technology (IT) classroom with the What Is Happening in this Class? (WIHIC) survey and explored the physical learning environment of the IT classroom using the Computerised Classroom Environment Inventory (CCEI). The participants included 2,869…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Technology Education, Vocational High Schools, Information Technology
Physical and Psychosocial Environments Associated with Networked Classrooms
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Zandvliet, David B.; Fraser, Barry J. – Learning Environments Research, 2005
This article reports a study of the learning environments in computer networked classrooms. The study is unique in that it involved an evaluation of both the physical and psychosocial classroom environments in these computerised settings through the use of a combination of questionnaires and ergonomic evaluations. The study involved administering…
Descriptors: Productivity, Student Attitudes, Reliability, Information Technology