ERIC Number: EJ1208113
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017
Pages: 22
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ISSN: ISSN-1537-873X
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Planning Science Classroom Facilities and Resources to Improve Students' Attitudes
Ford, Angel; Alsup, Philip
Educational Planning, v24 n4 p27-48 2017
Over half of the school facilities in America are in poor condition. Unsatisfactory school facilities have a negative impact on teaching and learning. The purpose of this correlational study was to identify the relationship between high school science teachers' perceptions of the school's science environment (instructional equipment, demonstration equipment, and physical facilities) and ninth grade students' attitudes about science through their expressed enjoyment of science, boredom with science and value of science. A sample of 11,523 cases was extracted from the High School Longitudinal Study (HSLS:2009), a nationally representative survey of ninth graders located throughout the United States. The research design was multiple linear regression. The results showed a weak and yet significant relationship between the science classroom conditions and students' attitudes. Demonstration equipment and physical facilities were the best predictors of effects on students' attitudes. The results from this study show the importance of appropriate school facility and resource planning as well as areas for future research.
Descriptors: Facility Planning, Classrooms, Science Education, Classroom Environment, Educational Equipment, High School Teachers, Science Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, High School Students, Grade 9, Student Attitudes, Scientific Attitudes, Longitudinal Studies, Educational Resources
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education; Grade 9; Junior High Schools; Middle Schools
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: High School Longitudinal Study of 2009 (NCES)
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