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    Students’ perceptions of the learning environment in tertiary science classrooms in Myanmar

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    Authors
    Khine, Myint Swe
    Fraser, Barry
    Afari, E.
    Oo, Z.
    Kyaw, T.
    Date
    2017
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Khine, M.S. and Fraser, B. and Afari, E. and Oo, Z. and Kyaw, T. 2017. Students’ perceptions of the learning environment in tertiary science classrooms in Myanmar. Learning Environments Research: pp. 1-18.
    Source Title
    Learning Environments Research
    DOI
    10.1007/s10984-017-9250-0
    ISSN
    1387-1579
    School
    Science and Mathematics Education Centre (SMEC)
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/57811
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    • Curtin Research Publications
    Abstract

    © 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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