A Cross-National Study of Secondary Science Classroom Environments in Australia and Indonesia |
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Authors: | Barry J Fraser Jill M Aldridge and F S Gerard Adolphe |
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Institution: | (1) Curtin University of Technology, Bentley, WA, Australia;(2) Science and Mathematics Education Centre (SMEC), Curtin University of Technology, Bld 220 Rm 101, Kent Street, Bentley, WA, 6102, Australia |
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Abstract: | This article reports a cross-national study of classroom environments in Australia and Indonesia. A modified version of the
What Is Happening In this Class? (WIHIC) questionnaire was used simultaneously in these two countries to: 1) crossvalidate
the modified WIHIC; 2) investigate differences between countries and sexes in perceptions of classroom environment; and 3)
investigate associations between students’ attitudes to science and their perceptions of classroom environment. The sample
consisted of 1,161 students (594 students from 18 classes in Indonesia and 567 students from 18 classes in Australia). Principal
components factor analysis with varimax rotation supported the validity of a revised structure for the WIHIC. Two-way MANOVA
revealed some differences between countries and between sexes in students’ perceptions of their classroom environments. Simple
correlation and multiple regression analyses revealed generally positive associations between the classroom environment and
student attitudes to science in both countries. |
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