Classroom Organization and Participation: College Students' Perceptions
Authors:
- Robert R. WeaverRWRobert R. Weaver
- Jiang QiJQJiang Qi
- 1 September 2005
- journal article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in The Journal of Higher Education
- Vol. 76 (5) , 570-601
Abstract
Myriad factors influence students' class participation. This paper develops a path model to delineate students' perceptions of how the classroom's formal and informal structures, along with student attributes, affect self-reported class participation. In our survey, students (n = 1550) report that while organization constrains their participation, students view their interaction with faculty outside the classroom as most important in affecting self-reported participation within it.Keywords
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