Chemometric Analysis of School Life in Varna
Chemometric Analysis of School Life in Varna
Author(s): Radka Tomova, Petinka Galcheva, Ivajlo Trajkov, Antoaneta Hineva, Stela Grigorova, Rumyana Slavova, Miglena SlavovaSubject(s): Social Sciences, Education, Essay|Book Review |Scientific Life, School education, Vocational Education, Scientific Life
Published by: Национално издателство за образование и наука „Аз-буки“
Keywords: questionnaire; Educational environment; high school; cluster analysis.
Summary/Abstract: In this paper, the authors’ collective is presenting a questionnaire, designed and tested by them for the regular evaluation of the educational environment in high schools. It consists of 50 multiple choice questions about quality of learning and relations between school children and teachers. The questionnaire was tested on the students of three high schools in Varna. It was distributed to male and female students of the 9th, 10th and 11th grades. The data set consists of 693 respondents − schoolboys and girls characterized by their answers to 50 questions each one ranked by values from 1 to 5. Non-hierarchical cluster analysis was applied to find patterns of similarity between the questions or between the pupils. The results verified the constructive value of the questionnaire as a method of evaluation of the educational environment in high schools.
Journal: Химия. Природните науки в образованието
- Issue Year: 28/2019
- Issue No: 4
- Page Range: 431-444
- Page Count: 14
- Language: English