Chemistry Achievement among Grade 12 Students in Australia and the United States

Barry J. Fraser

Research in Science & Technological Education Vol. 10, No. 2 (1992) pp. 131–41

Secondary analysis of data collected from random samples of Australian (n=1,177) and American (n=537) high school chemistry students involved in the Second International Science Study was compared. Of eight chemistry content areas, Australian...

An Evaluation of an Inquiry-Based Computer-Assisted Learning Environment

Dorit Maor; Barry Fraser

Australian Science Teachers Journal Vol. 40, No. 4 (1994) pp. 65–70

This study focused on students' development of inquiry skills in a computerized learning environment. Seven Year-11 classes (n=120) interacted with a computerized database, "Birds of Antarctica," and curriculum materials while the teacher used an...

Learning Science with Understanding: In Search of the Holy Grail?

Barry J. Fraser

Research in Science & Technological Education Vol. 10, No. 1 (1992) pp. 65–81

Reports on findings from an interpretive team study of the teaching/learning environments in the science program at an innovative Australian high school, in which 778 students perform laboratory and classroom activities within a self-paced,...

Effectiveness of Virtual Laboratories in Terms of Learning Environment, Attitudes and Achievement among High-School Genetics Students

Rachel Oser; Barry J. Fraser

Curriculum and Teaching Vol. 30, No. 2 (2015) pp. 65–80

As society becomes increasingly global and experiential, research suggests that students can benefit from alternative learning environments that extend beyond the classroom. In providing students with laboratory experiences that otherwise would not...

Development, validation and use of the Online Learning Environment Survey

Sue Trinidad; Jill Aldridge; Barry Fraser; Barry Fraser

Australasian Journal of Educational Technology Vol. 21, No. 1 (Jan 01, 2005)

This article reports the development, validation and use of a survey for assessing students' perceptions of their e-learning environments. The Online Learning Environment Survey (OLES) was administered to 325 students, 131 in Australia and 194 in...

Language: English

Evaluation of an Innovative Mathematics Program in Terms of Classroom Environment, Student Attitudes, and Conceptual Development

Howard Spinner; Barry J. Fraser

International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education Vol. 3, No. 2 (June 2005) pp. 267–293

Dull classroom environments, poor students' attitudes and inhibited conceptual development led to the creation of an innovative mathematics program, the Class Banking System (CBS), which enables teachers to use constructivist ideas and approaches....

Subject and Sex Differences in the Learning Environment--Perceptions and Attitudes of Canadian Mathematics and Science Students Using Laptop Computers

Barry J. Fraser; Catherine Raaflaub

Curriculum and Teaching Vol. 28, No. 1 (2013) pp. 57–78

Actual and preferred learning environments and student attitudes were investigated among 1,173 Grade 7-12 students in 73 mathematics and science classes in Ontario in which laptop computers were being used. Data supported the factorial validity and...

An Online Questionnaire for Evaluating Students' and Teachers' Perceptions of Constructivist Multimedia Learning Environments

Dorit Maor; Barry J. Fraser

Research in Science Education Vol. 35, No. 2 (September 2005) pp. 221–244

The purpose of this article is to describe the development, validation and use of the "Constructivist Multimedia Learning Environment Survey" (CMLES). This questionnaire assesses teachers' and students' perceptions of the learning environment when...

Gender Differences in Achievement and Attitudes Among Students Using Computer-Assisted Instruction

George P. L. Teh; Barry J. Fraser

International Journal of Instructional Media Vol. 22, No. 2 (1995) pp. 111–20

A sample of 671 secondary school students in 24 classes in Singapore was involved in investigating the relative efficacy of computer-assisted instruction (CAI) and traditional expository teaching, as well as the differential effectiveness of the two ...

Classroom Environment and Student Outcomes among Students Using Anthropometry Activities in High-School Science

Millard E. Lightburn; Barry J. Fraser

Research in Science & Technological Education Vol. 25, No. 2 (July 2007) pp. 153–166

The main purpose of this research was to evaluate the use of anthropometric activities among a sample of 761 high-school biology students in terms of student outcomes (achievement and attitudes) and classroom environment (assessed with the Science...

Science Laboratory Classroom Climate in British Schools and Universities

Barry J. Fraser; William J. Wilkinson

Research in Science & Technological Education Vol. 11, No. 1 (1993) pp. 49–70

Describes an instrument developed to assess students' or teachers' perceptions of five dimensions of actual or preferred classroom environment: student cohesiveness, open-endedness, integration, rule clarity, and material environment. Instrument is...

Evaluation of a K-5 Mathematics Program Which Integrates Children's Literature: Classroom Environment and Attitudes

Deborah V. Mink; Barry J. Fraser

International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education Vol. 3, No. 1 (March 2005) pp. 59–85

This article describes a one-year study of 120 fifth grade students whose teachers participated in a program entitled Project SMILE (Science and Mathematics Integrated with Literary Experiences). The purpose of the study was to determine the extent...

Psychosocial Environment and Affective Outcomes in Technology-Rich Classrooms: Testing a Causal Model

Jeffrey P. Dorman; Barry J. Fraser

Social Psychology of Education: An International Journal Vol. 12, No. 1 (March 2009) pp. 77–99

Research investigated classroom environment antecedent variables and student affective outcomes in Australian high schools. The Technology-Rich Outcomes-Focused Learning Environment Inventory (TROFLEI) was used to assess 10 classroom environment...

Development and Validation of an Instrument for Assessing Distance Education Learning Environments in Higher Education: The Distance Education Learning Environments Survey (DELES)

Scott L. Walker; Barry J. Fraser

Learning Environments Research Vol. 8, No. 3 (November 2005) pp. 289–308

The purpose of this study was to develop and validate a new learning environments instrument designed to aid investigators and practitioners in measuring and researching the psychosocial learning environment in post-secondary distance education....

Development and Validation of an Instrument for Assessing the Psychosocial Environment of Computer-Assisted Learning Classrooms

George P. L. Teh; Barry J. Fraser

Journal of Educational Computing Research Vol. 12, No. 2 (1995) pp. 177–93

Examines the development and validation of a new instrument that assesses student perceptions of gender equity, investigation, innovation, and resource adequacy in computer-assisted learning. A survey of 671 high school students in Singapore...

Effect Sizes Associated with Micro-PROLOG-Based Computer-Assisted Learning

Barry J. Fraser; George P. L. Teh

Computers & Education Vol. 23, No. 3 (1994) pp. 187–96

Discussion of effect sizes in computer-assisted learning research focuses on a study conducted in Singapore high school geography classes that used micro-PROLOG to determine the efficacy of computer-assisted learning. Topics include impact on...

Investigating the Learning Environment in Canadian Mathematics and Science Classrooms in Which Laptop Computers Are Used

Catherine A. Raaflaub; Barry J. Fraser

Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association 2002 (April 2002)

There is increasing pressure to incorporate information technology into schools and increasing interest in evaluating the effects of this technology on students. There has been a growing literature on the assessment of the success of using...

Research on teacher–student relationships and learning environments: Context, retrospect and prospect

Barry J. Fraser; Herbert J. Walberg

International Journal of Educational Research Vol. 43, No. 1 pp. 103–109

The program of research on teacher–student relationships described in this issue is an important part of the field of classroom learning environments, although it has its own distinctive and significant features. The questionnaire on teacher...

Language: English

Physical and Psychosocial Environments Associated with Networked Classrooms

David B. Zandvliet; Barry J. Fraser

Learning Environments Research Vol. 8, No. 1 (January 2005) pp. 1–17

This article reports a study of the learning environments in computer networked classrooms. The study is unique in that it involved an evaluation of both the physical and psychosocial classroom environments in these computerised settings through the ...

Learning Environments in Information and Communications Technology Classrooms

David B. Zandvliet; Barry J. Fraser

Technology, Pedagogy and Education Vol. 13, No. 1 (March 2004) pp. 97–123

The study of learning environments provides a useful research framework for investigating the effects of educational innovations such as those which are associated with the use of the Internet in classroom settings. This study reports an...

Using Classroom Psychosocial Environment in the Evaluation of Adult Computer Application Courses in Singapore

Khoo Hock Seng; Barry J. Fraser

Technology, Pedagogy and Education Vol. 17, No. 1 (March 2008) pp. 67–81

Reviews of past research on psychosocial learning environments show that relatively few studies have involved the use of environment dimensions either as criterion variables in the evaluation computer education programs or with adult learners (in...

Environment-Attitude Associations in the Chemistry Laboratory Classroom

Angela F. Wong; Barry J. Fraser

Research in Science & Technological Education Vol. 14, No. 1 (1996) pp. 91–102

Explores associations between students' (n=1,592) perceptions of their chemistry laboratory classroom environment and their attitudes towards chemistry. Findings indicate significant associations between the nature of the chemistry laboratory...

Teachers' Opinions About Some Teaching Material Involving History of Mathematics

Barry J. Fraser; Anthony J. Koop

International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology Vol. 9, No. 2 (1978) pp. 147–51

A questionnaire survey was used to gauge the opinions of mathematics teachers about some history of mathematics materials recently developed for use in the classroom. Teachers' opinions of the materials were generally favorable, but a sizeable...

Doctoral Supervision in Virtual Spaces: A Review of Research of Web-Based Tools to Develop Collaborative Supervision

Dorit Maor; Jason D. Ensor; Barry J. Fraser

Higher Education Research and Development Vol. 35, No. 1 (2016) pp. 172–188

Supervision of doctoral students needs to be improved to increase completion rates, reduce attrition rates (estimated to be at 25% or more) and improve quality of research. The current literature review aimed to explore the contribution that...

Assessment and Investigation of Constructivist Science Learning Environments in Korea

Heui-Baik Kim; Darrell L. Fisher; Barry J. Fraser

Research in Science & Technological Education Vol. 17, No. 2 (1999) pp. 239–49

Investigates the extent to which a new general science curriculum reflecting a constructivist view has influenced the science classroom learning environment in Korea. Results from a validated Korean Constructivist Learning Environment Survey (CLES)...

Using Students' Assessment of Classroom Environment to Develop a Typology of Secondary School Classrooms

Jeffrey P. Dorman; Jill M. Aldridge; Barry J. Fraser

International Education Journal Vol. 7, No. 7 (December 2006) pp. 906–915

Research employing the Technology-Rich Outcomes-Focused Learning Environment Inventory (TROFLEI) was conducted in Australian secondary schools. A sample of 4,146 students from 286 classes responded to the TROFLEI which assesses 10 classroom...

Monitoring constructivist classroom learning environments

Peter C. Taylor; Barry J. Fraser; Darrell L. Fisher

International Journal of Educational Research Vol. 27, No. 4 pp. 293–302

The incorporation of constructivist and critical theory perspectives on the farming of the classroom learning environment led to the development of the Constructivist Learning Environment Survey (CLES). CLES enables researchers and teacher...

Language: English

Students’ perceptions of teacher interpersonal style: The front of the classroom as the teacher’s stage

Jan van Tartwijk; Mieke Brekelmans; Theo Wubbels; Darrell L. Fisher; Barry J. Fraser

Teaching and Teacher Education: An International Journal of Research and Studies Vol. 14, No. 6 pp. 607–617

In previous research, associations were shown between students’ perceptions of teacher interpersonal style and variables such as student outcomes and problems with order in the classroom. In the study described in this paper, associations are...

Language: English