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Learning Environments Research
Published in: Learning Environments Research 1/2018

15-09-2017

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

Authors: Myint Swe Khine, Barry J. Fraser, Ernest Afari, Zeya Oo, Thein Thein Kyaw

Published in: Learning Environments Research | Issue 1/2018

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Abstract

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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Metadata
Title
Students’ perceptions of the learning environment in tertiary science classrooms in Myanmar
Authors
Myint Swe Khine
Barry J. Fraser
Ernest Afari
Zeya Oo
Thein Thein Kyaw
Publication date
15-09-2017
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Published in
Learning Environments Research / Issue 1/2018
Print ISSN: 1387-1579
Electronic ISSN: 1573-1855
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10984-017-9250-0

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