DEVELOPMENT, VALIDATION, AND USE OF A GREEK-LANGUAGE QUESTIONNAIRE FOR ASSESSING LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS IN GRADE 10 CHEMISTRY CLASSES |
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| Authors: | Maria Giallousi Vassilios Gialamas Nicolas Spyrellis and Evangelia A Pavlatou |
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| Institution: | (1) General Chemistry Laboratory, School of Chemical Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, 9, Heroon Polytechniou Str., Zografos Campus, Athens, 15780, Greece;(2) Department of Early Childhood Education, University of Athens, 13A, Navarinou Str., 10689 Athens, Greece; |
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| Abstract: | This study describes the development and validation of a Greek-language instrument that can be used to assess grade 10 students'
perceptions of their chemistry classroom environment as a means of showing differences between chemistry learning environments
in Greece (Attica) and Cyprus. The development of the instrument was based on available learning environment questionnaires.
The questionnaire was administered to 1,394 students from 49 chemistry classes in Attica, and the resulting data were analyzed
to explore the reliability and the validity of the new instrument. The validated questionnaire was administered to 225 students
from 15 classes in urban areas of Cyprus. The data analyses supported the questionnaire's internal consistency, discriminant
validity, and ability to differentiate between classrooms. Effect sizes and independent samples t test analyses revealed differences between the two samples. Cypriot students viewed their chemistry classroom environment
more favorably than did the Attica students. A possible cause for this difference could be the knowledge-centered aspect of
the grade 10 chemistry curriculum in Greece compared to the corresponding tool-instrumental knowledge curriculum in Cyprus. |
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