ERIC Number: ED139487
Record Type: RIE
Publication Date: 1977-Jun-9
Pages: 22
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Reference Count: 0
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Assessment of Student Attitudes.
Bounds, Stuart M.
A survey was administered to all day, evening, and off-campus students enrolled at Thomas Nelson Community College during the spring quarter of 1977 in order to assess students' attitudes toward their learning environment. The instrument employed was the Assessment of Student Attitudes Scale, which measures attitudes on four subscales: education in general, curriculum, school resources, and counseling. Resultant data were analyzed in aggregate and by respondents' curriculum; mean responses of students were rank-ordered by curriculum for each of the subscales and are presented in tabular form. Overall, students in certificate and diploma programs had the most positive attitudes toward the total learning environment while students in college parallel curricula had the most negative attitudes. The most positive attitudes were those relating to the curriculum subscale. The most negative attitudes were those relating to counseling, the ratings for which were substantially lower than those for any other subscale. It was concluded that an investigation was needed to determine the causes of negative attitudes toward counseling services. The survey instrument is appended. (JDS)
Publication Type: Reports - Research
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Authoring Institution: Thomas Nelson Community Coll., Hampton, VA.
Identifiers: Assessment Student Attitudes Learning Environment


