| dc.description.abstract | Attitude plays a great role in student’s learning behavior. This study was
designed to investigate the contributions of classroom environment to students’ attitude
toward math. Participants in this study are 70 students of Etika Dharma Catholic Junior
High School in Surabaya. Classroom environment was measured using adaptation of
What is Happening in This Class? (WIHIC) scale, and attitude toward math was
measured using a scale developed by the researcher. The result shows that there is a
significant positive correlation between classroom environment and attitude toward
math (r = 0,359, p < 0,01), which means the more positive students’ perception of their
classroom environment, the more positive their attitude towards math would be. The
linear regression analysis shows that classroom environment effectively contributes
12,9% to students’ attitude toward math (r2 = 0,129). Classroom environment could be
used to predict students’ attitude toward math, with the equation Y = 48,916 + 0,229 X
± 23,023. Result shows that classroom environment has a significant influence on
attitude toward math, although not too significant. This is due to the existence of other
variables that may influence attitude toward math, such as achievement, peers, teacher,
and other environmental factor. Therefore, further research is needed to explore other
variables which might be able to predict students’ attitude, such as students’ math
performance and significant others’ attitude toward math. | en_US |
