Sex, Grade-Level and Stream Differences in Learning Environment and Attitudes to Science in Singapore Primary Schools

Autor/inn/en	Peer, Jarina; Fraser, Barry J.
Titel	Sex, Grade-Level and Stream Differences in Learning Environment and Attitudes to Science in Singapore Primary Schools
Quelle	In: Learning Environments Research, 18 (2015) 1, S.143-161 (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1387-1579
DOI	10.1007/s10984-013-9142-x
Schlagwörter	Educational Environment; Gender Differences; Surveys; Attitude Measures; Student Attitudes; Questionnaires; Statistical Analysis; Age Differences; Interaction; Elementary School Science; Factor Analysis; Student Participation; Teacher Role; Cooperation; Relevance (Education); Student Role; Inquiry; Science Instruction; Elementary School Students; Foreign Countries; Singapore; Constructivist Learning Environment Survey; Test of Science Related Attitudes + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Geschlechterkonflikt; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Schülerverhalten; Fragebogen; Statistische Analyse; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Interaktion; Faktorenanalyse; Schülermitarbeit; Schülermitwirkung; Studentische Mitbestimmung; Lehrerrolle; Co-operation; Kooperation; Relevance; Relevanz; Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Ausland; Singapur
Abstract	Learning environment research provides a well-established approach for describing and understanding what goes on in classrooms and has attracted considerable interest in Singapore. This article reports the first study of science classroom environments in Singapore primary schools. Ten scales from the What Is Happening In this Class?, Constructivist Learning Environment Survey and Test Of Science Related Attitudes were administered to 1,081 students in 55 classes. Factor and reliability analyses provided strong support for this widely-applicable questionnaire for assessing Involvement, Teacher Support, Investigation, Task Orientation, Cooperation, Personal Relevance, Uncertainty, Student Negotiation, Attitude to Inquiry and Enjoyment of Science Lessons among Singaporean primary-school students. Statistically significant findings of small magnitude emerged for sex differences, grade-level differences, stream differences, the stream-by-sex interaction and the grade-by-stream interaction. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01