Learning Environment, Attitudes and Achievement among Middle-School Science Students Using Inquiry-based Laboratory Activities
This study compared inquiry and non-inquiry laboratory teaching in terms of students’ perceptions of the classroom learning environment, attitudes toward science, and achievement among middle-school physical science students. Learning environment and attitude scales were found to be valid and relate...
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| description | This study compared inquiry and non-inquiry laboratory teaching in terms of students’ perceptions of the classroom learning environment, attitudes toward science, and achievement among middle-school physical science students. Learning environment and attitude scales were found to be valid and related to each other for a sample of 1,434 students in 71 classes. For a subsample of 165 students in 8 classes, inquiry instruction promoted more student cohesiveness than non-inquiry instruction (effect size of one-third of a standard deviation), and inquiry-based laboratory activities were found to be differentially effective for male and female students. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-179302017-09-13T15:44:54Z Learning Environment, Attitudes and Achievement among Middle-School Science Students Using Inquiry-based Laboratory Activities Wolf, Stephen Fraser, Barry This study compared inquiry and non-inquiry laboratory teaching in terms of students’ perceptions of the classroom learning environment, attitudes toward science, and achievement among middle-school physical science students. Learning environment and attitude scales were found to be valid and related to each other for a sample of 1,434 students in 71 classes. For a subsample of 165 students in 8 classes, inquiry instruction promoted more student cohesiveness than non-inquiry instruction (effect size of one-third of a standard deviation), and inquiry-based laboratory activities were found to be differentially effective for male and female students. 2008 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/17930 10.1007/s11165-007-9052-y Springer restricted |
| spellingShingle | Wolf, Stephen Fraser, Barry Learning Environment, Attitudes and Achievement among Middle-School Science Students Using Inquiry-based Laboratory Activities |
| title | Learning Environment, Attitudes and Achievement among Middle-School Science Students Using Inquiry-based Laboratory Activities |
| title_full | Learning Environment, Attitudes and Achievement among Middle-School Science Students Using Inquiry-based Laboratory Activities |
| title_fullStr | Learning Environment, Attitudes and Achievement among Middle-School Science Students Using Inquiry-based Laboratory Activities |
| title_full_unstemmed | Learning Environment, Attitudes and Achievement among Middle-School Science Students Using Inquiry-based Laboratory Activities |
| title_short | Learning Environment, Attitudes and Achievement among Middle-School Science Students Using Inquiry-based Laboratory Activities |
| title_sort | learning environment, attitudes and achievement among middle-school science students using inquiry-based laboratory activities |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/17930 |