Overview

This chapter reports a study that involved the validation of a widely-applicable and distinctive questionnaire for assessing students perceptions of their actual and preferred classroom learning environments in technology-rich, outcomes-focused learning settings. Analysis of data from 1035 student responses from 80 classes provided evidence for the validity and reliability of the questionnaire for use at the senior high school level across a number of different subjects. Also, the data were used to investigate (a) associations between students perceptions of the learning environment and their academic achievement, attitude towards the subject, attitudes toward computer use and academic efficacy and (b) the success of an innovative new school in promoting ICT-rich and outcomes-focused classroom learning environments.