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Development, Validation and Application of a Malay Translation of an Elementary Version of the Questionnaire on Teacher Interaction
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Scott, Rowena H.; Fisher, Darrell L. – Research in Science Education, 2004
An elementary version of the "Questionnaire on Teacher Interaction" (QTI) and a scale for determining students' "Enjoyment of their Science Lessons" (ENJ) were translated into Standard Malay. This process, together with its initial validation carried out in 136 classrooms with 3,104 students, is described in this paper. Statistical analyses…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Indonesian Languages, Translation, Measures (Individuals)
Identifying Exemplary Science Teachers through Their Students' Perceptions of the Assessment Process
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Waldrip, Bruce G.; Fisher, Darrell L.; Dorman, Jeffrey – Research in Science & Technological Education, 2009
This paper reports on part of a large-scale study aimed at examining students' perceptions of assessment. This paper will report on a study utilising mixed methodology in 150 Australian middle school classrooms. The purpose of the study described in this paper was to use the Students' Perceptions of Assessment Questionnaire on Teacher Interaction…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Construct Validity, Science Teachers, Role Models
Transition from Senior Secondary to Higher Education: A Learning Environment Perspective.
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Nair, Chenicheri Sid.; Fisher, Darrell L. – Research in Science Education, 2001
Modifies and validates a new form of the College and University Classroom Environment Inventory (CUCEI) and uses it to compare students' actual and preferred perceptions of their classroom environments at the senior secondary and tertiary education levels. Examines differences in perceptions according to student gender. (Contains 50 references.)…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cooperation, Educational Environment, Females
Assessing Culturally Sensitive Factors in the Learning Environment of Science Classrooms.
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Fisher, Darrell L.; Waldrip, Bruce G. – Research in Science Education, 1997
Describes the development and validation of the Cultural Learning Environment Questionnaire (CLEQ) which assesses eight scales of the culturally sensitive environments of secondary school students. Examines associations between students' perceptions of their culturally sensitive learning environment, their attitudes towards science, and…
Descriptors: Cultural Influences, Educational Environment, Foreign Countries, Inquiry
An Application of the Questionnaire on Teacher Interaction and College and University Classroom Environment Inventory in a Multicultural Tertiary Context.
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Coll, Richard K.; Taylor, Neil; Fisher, Darrell L. – Research in Science and Technological Education, 2002
Reports on a study of two classroom learning environment questionnaires developed in a culturally diverse context, specifically the Pacific Islands. Concludes that females perceive their environment more favorably than males. (Contains 96 references.) (DDR)
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Classroom Environment, Cultural Differences, Elementary Secondary Education
Cultural Factors of Science Classroom Learning Environments, Teacher-Student Interactions and Student Outcomes.
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Fisher, Darrell L.; Waldrip, Bruce G. – Research in Science and Technological Education, 1999
Describes the development and validation of an instrument for assessing culturally-sensitive factors of students' learning environments and for examining associations between these factors, students' achievement of inquiry skills, students' attitudes toward science, and teacher/student interactions. Discusses findings related to instrument…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Classroom Environment, Culturally Relevant Education, Inquiry
Assessment and Investigation of Constructivist Science Learning Environments in Korea.
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Kim, Heui-Baik; Fisher, Darrell L.; Fraser, Barry J. – Research in Science and Technological Education, 1999
Investigates the extent to which a new general science curriculum reflecting a constructivist view has influenced the science classroom learning environment in Korea. Results from a validated Korean Constructivist Learning Environment Survey (CLES) indicate that grade 10 students perceived a more constructivist learning environment than grade 11…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Constructivism (Learning), Educational Change, Foreign Countries
Effects of Classroom Openness on Science Students' Achievement and Attitudes.
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Fraser, Barry J.; Fisher, Darrell L. – Research in Science and Technological Education, 1983
A sample of 2175 students in 116 science classes provided their perceptions of actual and preferred classroom openness along five continuous dimensions (personalization, participation, independence, investigation, differentiation) and responded to cognitive/affective measure. Among findings reported are relationships between actual classroom…
Descriptors: Achievement, Classroom Environment, Foreign Countries, Junior High Schools