Students’ Perception of Learning Environment: As-Is and Should-Be
Students’ Perception of Learning Environment: As-Is and Should-Be

Summary/Abstract: The school environment is most often analyzed from an adult viewpoint. This study shows various aspects of school life from students’ perspectives in actual and preferred terms (teachers’ perceptions have been excluded) and those who experience and face various situations in the school environment. The research was conducted among 1195 elementary school students from 4th to 8th grade. The research tool was the TROFLEI questionnaire (Technology-Rich OutcomesFocused Learning Environment Inventory). The study has enabled the identification of aspects of everyday school reality that are of utmost importance to the students. The study results suggest a change of teaching methods and styles in Polish schools, dropping the schematic approach and paying attention to student’s personal development and interpersonal relationships among students and teachers. All that constitutes a necessary condition to create a friendly atmosphere at school and determines the successful realization of its function.

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