Associations between learning environment and students’ attitudes and understanding of nature of science

Associations between the classroom learning environment and the student outcomes of attitudes towards science and understanding of nature of science (NOS) were investigated for a sample of 246 secondary students in Midwestern US. Questionnaires were found to be valid and generally students’ attitude...

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Main Author: Raja, Sheila
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: Curtin University 2016
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/2092
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description Associations between the classroom learning environment and the student outcomes of attitudes towards science and understanding of nature of science (NOS) were investigated for a sample of 246 secondary students in Midwestern US. Questionnaires were found to be valid and generally students’ attitudes and understanding of NOS were more favorable in classrooms with more positive learning environments in terms of greater involvement, investigation, cooperation and task orientation.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-20922017-02-20T06:39:51Z Associations between learning environment and students’ attitudes and understanding of nature of science Raja, Sheila Associations between the classroom learning environment and the student outcomes of attitudes towards science and understanding of nature of science (NOS) were investigated for a sample of 246 secondary students in Midwestern US. Questionnaires were found to be valid and generally students’ attitudes and understanding of NOS were more favorable in classrooms with more positive learning environments in terms of greater involvement, investigation, cooperation and task orientation. 2016 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/2092 en Curtin University fulltext
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url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/2092