Measures of Teacher Attitude Toward the Open Classroom [microform] / Donald K. Alexander and Others
- Bib ID:
- 5289385
- Format:
- Book and Microform
- Author:
- Alexander, Donald K
- Online Version:
- https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED108888
Broken link? let us search Trove , the Wayback Machine , or Google for you.
- Description:
-
- [Washington, D.C.] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1975
- 18 p.
- Summary:
-
The studies reported in this paper represent an effort to assess the attitudes of inservice and preservice teachers toward the open classroom. Three instruments are described which were used as pretest and posttest measures of attitudes of participants in a one-week Open Education Workshop. The instruments are: (1) a Likert-type attitude scale with 52 items dealing with formal/informal and teacher-centered/child-centered attitudes; (2) an adaptation of the Rokeach Value Survey, which calls for a ranking of 18 terms representing values; and (3) a semantic-differential task, which requires 10 responses to each of 12 items. Data presented clearly support the conclusion that it is possible to change the attitudes in a positive direction, during a one-week workshop, as measured by the AOA Attitude Scale. Pre- to posttest changes seemed to be reasonably stable. The last instrument indicated short-term changes in the perceptions of the participants toward open education but long-term effects were shown to be less consistent. (Author/EB)
- Notes:
-
- ERIC Note: Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Science Teachers Association (23rd, Los Angeles, California, March 1975).
- Educational level discussed: Higher Education.
- May also be available online. Address as at 14/8/18: https://eric.ed.gov/
- Reproduction:
- Microfiche. [Washington D.C.]: ERIC Clearinghouse microfiches : positive.
- Subject:
- Available From:
- ERIC
- Copyright:
-
In Copyright
You may copy under some circumstances, for example you may copy a portion for research or study. Order a copy through Copies Direct to the extent allowed under fair dealing. Contact us for further information about copying.
Copyright status was determined using the following information:
- Material type:
- Literary Dramatic Musical
- Published status:
- Published
- Publication date:
- 1975
Copyright status may not be correct if data in the record is incomplete or inaccurate. Other access conditions may also apply. For more information please see: Copyright in library collections.
Request this item
Request this item to view in the Library’s reading room.
Feedback
Similar items
- Teacher Perspective on Change to an Open Approach [microform] / Marianne Amarel and Others
- A Brief Overview of Open Classroom Education [microform] / Sally Newman
- Mainstreaming from Plan to Program [microform] : From the Perspective of the Regular Classroom Teacher / Marguerite Battaglia
- Teachers' Comments on Open Area and Conventional School Design. Australian Open Area Schools Project Technical Report No. 2 [microform] / G. S. Fitzpatrick and T. L. Zani
- The Open University from within / John Ferguson