Student perceptions of learning environment: disciplinary program versus general education classrooms     

Thanita Lerdpornkulrat  Ravinder Koul  Chanut Poondej 《Tertiary Education and Management》2013,19(4):395-408

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine student perceptions of the learning environment in their program major and general education classrooms. The participants were 870 undergraduate students majoring in engineering, fine arts, education, economics and nursing programs at a university in Thailand. We found significant differences in the perceptions of the classroom learning environment across various disciplines. Engineering and economics students perceived the learning environment in general education classrooms as more cooperative than the learning environment in program major classrooms. Fine arts and nursing students perceived greater involvement among students in the program major classrooms than in the general education classrooms. Our findings contribute to the body of research on inter-disciplinary differences in classroom learning environments in universities and the ways in which these differences may impact student learning outcomes.  相似文献   

Gender contentedness in aspirations to become engineers or medical doctors     

Ravinder Koul  Thanita Lerdpornkulrat  Chanut Poondej 《European Journal of Engineering Education》2017,42(6):1422-1438

Medical doctor and engineer are highly esteemed STEM professions. This study investigates academic and motivational characteristics of a sample of high school students in Thailand who aspire to become medical doctors or engineers. We used logistic regression to compare maths performance, gender typicality, gender contentedness, and maths and physics self-concepts among students with aspirations for these two professions. We found that high levels of felt gender contentedness in men had positive association with aspirations for engineering irrespective of the levels of maths or physics self-concept. We found that high levels of felt gender contentedness combined with high levels of maths or physics self-concept in women had positive associations with aspirations to become a medical doctor. These findings are evidence that student views of self are associated with uneven gendered patterns in career aspirations and have implications for the potential for future participation.  相似文献   

Student perceptions of learning environment: disciplinary program versus general education classrooms     

Lerdpornkulrat  Thanita  Koul  Ravinder  Poondej  Chanut 《Tertiary Education and Management》2018,24(4):395-408

Tertiary Education and Management - The purpose of this study was to examine student perceptions of the learning environment in their program major and general education classrooms. The...  相似文献   

Relationship between perceptions of classroom climate and institutional goal structures and student motivation,engagement and intention to persist in college     

Thanita Lerdpornkulrat  Ravinder Koul  Chanut Poondej 《Journal of Further & Higher Education》2018,42(1):102-115

Disengagement and a lack of motivation have been found to be the major reasons for student drop out from higher education. In order to broaden our understanding of institutional and personal factors associated with intention to complete a college degree, this investigation examined the relationship between students’ perceptions of classroom climate and institutional goal structures and their motivational orientation, engagement and intention to persist in college. Data was collected from first-year students (N = 1778) enrolled in an institution of higher education near Bangkok, Thailand. The results indicate that perceptions of classroom climate and institutional goal structures have significant associations with students’ motivational orientations and levels of engagement and contribute to intention to persist in college.  相似文献