Student engagement as a function of environmental complexity in high school classrooms
The purpose of this study was to investigate the linkage between the quality of the learning environment and the quality of students' experience in seven high school classrooms in six different subject areas. The quality of the learning environment was conceptualized in terms of environmental c...
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| author | Shernoff, D. Kelly, S. Tonks, S. Anderson, B. Cavanagh, Rob Sinha, S. Abdi, B. |
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| description | The purpose of this study was to investigate the linkage between the quality of the learning environment and the quality of students' experience in seven high school classrooms in six different subject areas. The quality of the learning environment was conceptualized in terms of environmental complexity, or the simultaneous presence of environmental challenge and environmental support. The students (N = 108) in each class participated in the Experience Sampling Method (ESM) measuring their engagement and related experiential variables. Concurrently, environmental complexity and its subdimensions were observed and rated from video with a new observational instrument, The Optimal Learning Environments - Observational Log and Assessment (OLE-OLA). Using two-level HLM regression models, ratings from the OLE-OLA were utilized to predict student engagement and experiential variables as measured by the ESM. Results showed that environmental complexity predicted student engagement and sense of classroom self-esteem. Implications for research, theory and practice are discussed. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-147752017-09-13T14:07:13Z Student engagement as a function of environmental complexity in high school classrooms Shernoff, D. Kelly, S. Tonks, S. Anderson, B. Cavanagh, Rob Sinha, S. Abdi, B. The purpose of this study was to investigate the linkage between the quality of the learning environment and the quality of students' experience in seven high school classrooms in six different subject areas. The quality of the learning environment was conceptualized in terms of environmental complexity, or the simultaneous presence of environmental challenge and environmental support. The students (N = 108) in each class participated in the Experience Sampling Method (ESM) measuring their engagement and related experiential variables. Concurrently, environmental complexity and its subdimensions were observed and rated from video with a new observational instrument, The Optimal Learning Environments - Observational Log and Assessment (OLE-OLA). Using two-level HLM regression models, ratings from the OLE-OLA were utilized to predict student engagement and experiential variables as measured by the ESM. Results showed that environmental complexity predicted student engagement and sense of classroom self-esteem. Implications for research, theory and practice are discussed. 2015 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/14775 10.1016/j.learninstruc.2015.12.003 fulltext |
| spellingShingle | Shernoff, D. Kelly, S. Tonks, S. Anderson, B. Cavanagh, Rob Sinha, S. Abdi, B. Student engagement as a function of environmental complexity in high school classrooms |
| title | Student engagement as a function of environmental complexity in high school classrooms |
| title_full | Student engagement as a function of environmental complexity in high school classrooms |
| title_fullStr | Student engagement as a function of environmental complexity in high school classrooms |
| title_full_unstemmed | Student engagement as a function of environmental complexity in high school classrooms |
| title_short | Student engagement as a function of environmental complexity in high school classrooms |
| title_sort | student engagement as a function of environmental complexity in high school classrooms |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/14775 |