Students’ perceptions of the learning environment in tertiary science classrooms in Myanmar
© 2017 Springer Science+Business Media B.V. We investigated students’ perceptions of their science classroom environments with the use of the What Is Happening In this Class? (WIHIC) questionnaire at the university level in Myanmar. The translated questionnaire was administered to 251 students in fi...
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| author | Khine, Myint Swe Fraser, Barry Afari, E. Oo, Z. Kyaw, T. |
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| description | © 2017 Springer Science+Business Media B.V. We investigated students’ perceptions of their science classroom environments with the use of the What Is Happening In this Class? (WIHIC) questionnaire at the university level in Myanmar. The translated questionnaire was administered to 251 students in first-year science classes at a university. Both exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis supported the reliability and factorial validity of the Myanmar version of the WIHIC. The constructs of the WIHIC were significantly correlated, but gender differences were not detected in correlations between WIHIC scales. Future research is needed to see if our Myanmar version of the WIHIC fits other samples in schools and universities in this context. It is also suggested that future studies include measures of student attitudes and academic achievement to permit investigation of associations between the learning environment and student outcomes in this country. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-578112017-11-20T08:58:16Z Students’ perceptions of the learning environment in tertiary science classrooms in Myanmar Khine, Myint Swe Fraser, Barry Afari, E. Oo, Z. Kyaw, T. © 2017 Springer Science+Business Media B.V. We investigated students’ perceptions of their science classroom environments with the use of the What Is Happening In this Class? (WIHIC) questionnaire at the university level in Myanmar. The translated questionnaire was administered to 251 students in first-year science classes at a university. Both exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis supported the reliability and factorial validity of the Myanmar version of the WIHIC. The constructs of the WIHIC were significantly correlated, but gender differences were not detected in correlations between WIHIC scales. Future research is needed to see if our Myanmar version of the WIHIC fits other samples in schools and universities in this context. It is also suggested that future studies include measures of student attitudes and academic achievement to permit investigation of associations between the learning environment and student outcomes in this country. 2017 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/57811 10.1007/s10984-017-9250-0 Springer restricted |
| spellingShingle | Khine, Myint Swe Fraser, Barry Afari, E. Oo, Z. Kyaw, T. Students’ perceptions of the learning environment in tertiary science classrooms in Myanmar |
| title | Students’ perceptions of the learning environment in tertiary science classrooms in Myanmar |
| title_full | Students’ perceptions of the learning environment in tertiary science classrooms in Myanmar |
| title_fullStr | Students’ perceptions of the learning environment in tertiary science classrooms in Myanmar |
| title_full_unstemmed | Students’ perceptions of the learning environment in tertiary science classrooms in Myanmar |
| title_short | Students’ perceptions of the learning environment in tertiary science classrooms in Myanmar |
| title_sort | students’ perceptions of the learning environment in tertiary science classrooms in myanmar |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/57811 |