Table 3 Descriptions of the scales of WIHIC (Aldridge et al. 1999)
Scales | Description |
|---|---|
Student cohesiveness | The extent to which students know, help, and are supportive of one another |
Teacher support | The extent to which the teacher helps, befriends, trusts, and is interested in students |
Involvement | The extent to which students have attentive interest, participate in discussions, perform additional work, and enjoy the class |
Investigation | The emphasis on the skills and processes of inquiry and their use in problem solving and investigation |
Task orientation | The extent to which it is important to complete activities planned and to stay on the subject matter |
Cooperation | The extent to which students cooperate rather than compete with one another in learning tasks |
Equity | The extent to which students are treated equally by the teacher |