Session 4 Assessing Learning Environment 2

What defines school learning environment?

The class brainstorm on this questions and we came ou with this list of possible answers

They include: Student -teacher interaction, school attitude, physical aspect(facilities), teaching methodlog, learning styles of our students, finances, discipline and behaviour of our students, school vision and mission, school leadership, parent support, supporting staff, student to student friendship, teaching resources and security of the school.

This entire list above can be categoried to 3 main domain namely: student, teacher and school.

Case study

With the help of the new groupings memeber, we are able to sit and read a case study of a school. Based on their SLCEQ findings, we managed to identify their postive aspect and negative aspect of their school learning environment. Recommendation was made to suggest pointers to improve the learning environment.

Instrumentation - SLCEQ (Dimensions)

The domain includes
student support, affiliation, professional interest, achievement orientation, staff freedom, participatory, decision making, Innovation, resource adequency, work pressure.

SPSS was introduced. We had the chance to import data into the software as a class and share the spreadsheet and compiled to one . The WIHIC actual and preferred form was used to collect datas from all 25 classmates. Cronbach alpha reliability and paired simple t-test will be used to analyse the data.

Info for the statistic tools
http://mail.google.com/mail/?ui=2&ik=ef4d314de7&realattid=f_f9s2zqjk0&attid=0.1&disp=vah&view=att&th=116a3f2c89be8448

Reflection for session 4:
It was vital to understand that the learning needs in the class and school can be met with the factors that the class summarized through brainstorming. As I reflect, I realised that sometimes, more can be done in areas of student taecher interaction. Students may enter the school in sec 1 with many questions; but somehow after 4 -5 years in the same secondary school, they become mute. They have no question! Or in fact they are afraid to ask questions. Is my school's learning environement so threatening that it has become a battele field and mad house that no want has the courage to ask those questions to clear their doubts.

It will be appropriate for me to conduct the WIHIC survey in class next year 2008 to assess my students learning environment. My plan: the preferred form will be done after orientation camp and the actual form will be done after mid year exam. This can help me plan my lesson better.

ONLINE learning resource

http://eduweb.nie.edu.sg/onlinelearning/index.html


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