TY - JOUR
T1 - Conversations on creating a different classroom climate
AU - Smith, Karl
AU - Eschenbach, Elizabeth
AU - Jones, James
AU - Karanian, Barbara
PY - 1997/12/1
Y1 - 1997/12/1
N2 - Recent research paints a rather grim picture of the climate in many science, math, and engineering classrooms. Seymour & Hewitt (1997) reported that between 40 and 60 percent of high ability students switch out of SME disciplines. Tinto (1993) stated that `more students leave college than graduate.' Both researchers point to the classroom climate as a principal cause. The presenters in this session will provide a summary of the research, describe (and model) the strategies they use to create a different climate, and engage the audience in a conversation about creating `friendlier' classroom climates.
AB - Recent research paints a rather grim picture of the climate in many science, math, and engineering classrooms. Seymour & Hewitt (1997) reported that between 40 and 60 percent of high ability students switch out of SME disciplines. Tinto (1993) stated that `more students leave college than graduate.' Both researchers point to the classroom climate as a principal cause. The presenters in this session will provide a summary of the research, describe (and model) the strategies they use to create a different climate, and engage the audience in a conversation about creating `friendlier' classroom climates.
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M3 - Conference article
AN - SCOPUS:0031384545
SN - 0190-5848
VL - 1
JO - Proceedings - Frontiers in Education Conference
JF - Proceedings - Frontiers in Education Conference
T2 - Proceedings of the 1997 27th Annual Conference on Frontiers in Education. Part 1 (of 3)
Y2 - 5 November 1997 through 8 November 1997
ER -