During the 1990s I developed a classroom environment instrument based on a well accepted instrument, the Classroom Environment Scale (CES), developed by Rudolph Moos and Edison Trickett (1974) with a group-work scale added from the Classroom Interaction Patterns Questionnaire (CIPQ) developed by Woods (1995). The instrument was developed to assist in classroom-based research into computer supported learning. The instrument deliberately does not include references to computers, nor does it directly measure anything to do with computers. The purpose of the instrument is to provide a means of classifying major aspects the classroom learning environment so that the impact of computer support may be investigated, particularly for person-environment fit studies.
A brief introduction to the instrument
The instrument [preferred version] [actual version] PDF Files
Recording sheet [preferred version] [actual version] PDF Files
Some SPSS Analysis code [Word Doc]
Newhouse, C. P. (1999). Examining how teachers' adjust to the availability of portable computers. Australian Journal of Educational Technology, 15(2), 148-166.
Newhouse, C.P. (1998). The impact of portable computers on classroom learning environments. Australian Educational Computing, 13 (1), 5-11.
Newhouse, P. (1996). Computer Saturated Learning Environments. Proceedings of the Learning Environments Technology Australia 96 conference.
Newhouse, P. (1995). Precipitation from Computer-Saturated Learning Environments Proceedings of the annual Australian Computer Education Conference, Perth. Western Australia.
Newhouse, P. (1994). Creating Computer Supported Learning Environments. Proceedings of the Learning Environments Technology Australia 94 conference.
Newhouse, C.P. (1993). Are Australian classrooms ready for computers? Australian Educational Computing, 8(1), 179-188. (Publisher: Australian Council for Computers in Education)
Newhouse, C.P. (1993). Every Student has a computer in Year 7. Viewpoints 2., 31-35. (Publisher: Educational Computing Association of WA)
Updated: 19-Nov-2004