Science Laboratory Classroom Climate in British Schools and Universities

The Learning Environment of High School Students in Chemistry and Biology Laboratories

“…In recent years a specific instrument for assessing the learning environment of laboratory settings in high schools has been developed and used in a cross-national study , Fraser & Wilkinson, 1993.…”

Undergraduate Science Education: A Review of Research

“…With the subsequent development of the Science Laboratory Environment Inventory (Fraser et al 1992;Fraser and Wilkinson 1993), they were able to assess the 'psychosocial environment' of science laboratory classes at upper secondary and tertiary level. The 'environment' was defined in terms of five scales; student cohesiveness, open-endedness, integration, rule clarity and material environment.…”

"I like my class and my class likes me!": links between children's perceptions of their classroom environment and socio-emotional adjustment

“…A substantial amount of evidence exists supporting an association between perceived classroom environment and later outcome difficulties (e.g., Aldridge & Fisher, 2000;Aldridge, Fraser, & Huang, 1999;Ferguson & Fraser, 1998;Fraser, Fisher, & McRobbie, 1996;Fraser & Wilkinson, 1993;Henderson, Fisher, & Fraser, 2000).…”

“…Remaining within the framework of the child-by-environment approach, researchers have explored the predictive nature of perceptions of classroom environment on academic outcomes (Church, Elliot, & Gable, 2001;Fraser & Wilkinson, 1993;Henderson et al, 2000). These differences become especially relevant for program development and implementation.…”

“…Theories presented by these early researchers suggest that the interaction between environmental characteristics (e.g., classroom experiences) and personal characteristics is the true predictor of human development and behaviour manifestation. Expanding upon these theories, a growing body of literature has been devoted to the study of perceived classroom environment as an influential environmental factor contributing to both learning and social outcomes (e.g., Aldridge & Fraser, 1999;Dorman, Adams, & Ferguson, 2002;Fisher & Fraser, 1983;Fraser, 1982;Fraser & Fisher, 1983;Fraser & Wilkinson, 1993;Fraser, Williamson, & Tobin, 1987;Ferguson & Fraser, 1998;37 Classroom Perceptions Henderson, Fisher, & Fraser, 2000;Majeed et al, Van Tartwijk, Brekelmans, Wubbels, Fisher & Fraser, 1998). It has been consistently demonstrated that classroom perceptions are related to and predictive of later outcomes (Goodenow, 1992;Hymel, Comfort, Schoenert-Reichl, & McDougall, 1996;Ladd, 1990;Patrick, Ryan, & Kaplan, 2007).…”