The Pathway of Home and Classroom Learning Environments in English Language Learner Current and Future Educational Attitudes

• In Event: Design of Informal Learning Environments

Abstract

This study examines the effect of the home and classroom learning environments on bilingual students’ learning attitudes and willingness to attend college. The sample consists of 571 English language learners in bilingual classrooms across six schools within one public school district. To examine the model fit, a path analysis using structural equation modeling was performed. The results yielded the best fit model with an acceptable lower value of Chi-Square (25.13). Overall, the study reveals that in children perspectives, family environment influences students’ learning attitudes and willingness to attend college more than the classroom environment does alone. These results stress the need for connecting across environments in order to maximized at-risk children’s learning experiences.

Authors

• Hector H. Rivera, Texas A&M University - College Station

• Juiteng Li, Texas A&M University