The relationship between optimism, self-perceptions of competence, and the classroom environment

The study explores the relationship between the classroom environment and the student's optimism and self-perception of competence. The study was guided by the following research questions: (a) To what extent and how are students' optimism and self-perceptions of competence related to the classroom environment? (b) To what extent do students' optimism and self-perceptions of competence decline as students advance through the primary grades? (c) To what extent do students' optimism and self-perceptions of competence differ within the same grade in open classrooms versus traditional classrooms? (d) In traditional classrooms, do students' self-perceptions of competence decline more as they progress through the grades than they do in open classrooms? (e) In open classrooms, do students' self-perceptions of competence decline less through grades than they do in traditional classrooms?

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Education

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2011

Author dc:creator

• Evangelou, Demetra

Contributors dc:contributor

• Katz, Lilian G.

• Education, Elementary
• Education, Educational Psychology

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright 1990 Evangelou, Demetra

Language dc:language

eng

Identifier

AAI9026178
(UMI)AAI9026178

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/19622