A Tool for Assessing Social Climate in University Classrooms

Autor/inn/en	Sánchez, Carles Rostan; Ortiz, Dolors Cañabate; Carrasco, Mònica González; Carbo, Pilar Albertín; Burriel, Marc Pérez
Titel	A Tool for Assessing Social Climate in University Classrooms
Quelle	In: Electronic Journal of Research in Educational Psychology, 13 (2015) 2, S.387-408 (22 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1696-2095
Schlagwörter	Classroom Environment; Social Environment; College Students; Student Attitudes; Questionnaires; Factor Analysis; Affective Behavior; Educational Quality; Psychometrics; Undergraduate Students; Statistical Analysis; Item Analysis; Affective Measures; Program Validation; Educational Environment; Attitude Measures; Foreign Countries; Spain + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Klassenklima; Unterrichtsklima; Soziales Umfeld; Collegestudent; Schülerverhalten; Fragebogen; Faktorenanalyse; Affective disturbance; Active behaviour; Affektive Störung; Quality of education; Bildungsqualität; Psychometry; Psychometrie; Statistische Analyse; Itemanalyse; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Ausland; Spanien
Abstract	Introduction: Despite academic climate being a key aspect of teaching quality in academic institutions, few studies conducted in the university context have analyzed this construct systematically. Method: Given the absence of specific tools to apply to university, we propose the construction of a tool for assessing college students' perceptions of their class climate based on an adapted questionnaire regarding social climate in the classroom designed for secondary schools. Results: The exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses conducted on a sample of 330 college students from different disciplines and years resulted in a 22-item questionnaire with one second-order factor on academic climate separable into three first-order factors (the professor's performance and relationship with the students, affective atmosphere--sense of belonging--and normative behavior, and relationships between students). Discussion and Conclusion: The Classroom Social Climate Scale for Universities (CSCS-U) has adequate psychometric properties and is a good starting point from which to evaluate classroom climate in the university context. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01