Perfection of Learning Environments Among High, Average and Low Academic Achieving Students

• Authors: Wuttiporn Suamuangi , Surachai Suksakulchai

Abstracts

EN

Academic achievement varies according to the perception of learning environments (LE). The current study aimed to investigate how the perception of LE differs according to level of academic achievement. 1,106 Thai undergraduate students replied to a survey. Analyzing the data with One-way analysis of variance differences were found in perception of the LE in terms of task orientation and instructor feedback. Average-achieving students perceived task orientation higher than high and low-achieving students. High-achieving students perceived instructor feedback the most. This study provides insights into each type of LE applied in the classroom and suggests how individual academic achievers can be suitably enhanced.

Keywords

EN

academic achieving students; autonomy support; cooperation; investigation; learning environment; task orientation

• Publisher: Wydawnictwo Adam Marszałek
• Journal: The New Educational Review
• Year: 2020
• Volume: 61
• Pages: 76-86

Dates

published

2020

Contributors

author

Wuttiporn Suamuangi

• King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi

author

Surachai Suksakulchai

• King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi

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Identifiers

DOI

10.15804/tner.20.61.3.06

Biblioteka Nauki

1963625