title: Improving nursing education classroom environments.
abstract: This study describes the first use of a classroom environment questionnaire with a class in nursing education. An instructor of nursing students monitored classes using such a questionnaire. The questionnaire used was the College and University Classroom Environment Inventory and it was used to obtain practical and useful information about the learning environment in two different classes. Collaborative changes were made in the classes to improve the classroom environment and consequently the learning situation. Any instructor of nursing students could use this same process with this instrument.
authors.affiliation: Science and Mathematics Education Centre, Curtin University of Technology, Perth Western Australia.
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Fisher
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Parkinson
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005851:Geriatric Nursing / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000379:methods*; D012931:Social Environment; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods*