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Classroom Quality in Final Forms of Lower Secondary Education: Demographic Differences and Connection with Target Learning Orientations

The goal of the research was to examine the features of classroom quality concerning gender, form and general academic record, and the connection with target orientations in learning with students of final forms of primary school (lower secondary education, ISED level 2). Seventh- and eighth-form students (N=512) from Split-Dalmatia County and the City of Zagreb participated in the research. The questionnaire was used to collect demographic data (gender, form and final academic record). For data regarding self-assessment of the classroom quality, we used the Student Perception of Classroom Quality Questionnaire – SPOCQ. The data about target orientations was collected with Components of Self-regulated Learning Questionnaire – CRSL. Given results show that students, regardless of age, gender or general academic record, mostly perceive classes as average on all quality dimensions and are inclined to all three learning orientations somewhat above average. Furthermore, the aspects of classroom quality were shown as the most significant predictors of all individual target orientations in learning, considering the fact that almost one third of the learning orientation is explained with classroom quality, but very little is directed to performance or avoiding effort.

classroom quality ; primary school ; students ; target orientations

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