A STUDY OF LEARNING ENVIRONMENT AND STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT IN BASIC EDUCATION HIGH SCHOOLS
Abstract
- The aim of the study was to investigate the learning environment and student achievement from teachers’ perceptions in Basic Education High Schools, Chaung Sone Township, Mon State. Quantitative and qualitative methods were used in this study. A total of 227 teachers were selected as participants from six Basic Education High Schools, using purposive sampling method. Questionnaires for teachers’ perceptions on principals’ contribution to learning environment was used for this study. The reliability coefficient (Cronbach’s α) of the whole scale of learning environment was 0.94. Descriptive statistics analysis and independent samples t Test were conducted to analyze the data in this study. In this study, learning environment is defined as an environment which includes physical learning environment, emotional learning environment and social learning environment. It was identified by the mean values of the teachers’ response on the questionnaire items regarding physical learning environment, emotional learning environment and social learning environment. In this study, schools were classified into two groups according to their matriculation pass rates of three years (2013-2016). The average pass rate of three years (2013-2016) in Chaung Sone Township was 48.06%. The above average group included schools above 48.06% and below average group contained schools below 48.06%. According to the findings, principals’ contribution to physical learning environment, emotional learning environment and social learning environment was moderately high level in Chaung Sone Township.
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Year
- 2020
Author
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Khin Mar Ni
Subject
- Educational Theory
Publisher
- Myanmar Academy of Arts and Science (MAAS)