The study of psychometric properties of perception of classroom questionnaire

The Purpose of the present study was to examine the psychometric properties of perception of classroom questionnaire, developed by Fraser, Fisher, and McRobbies (1996). 830 high school students in Tehran city were randomly selected to participate in the study. Cronbach Alpha coefficient and factor analysis were used to determine the psychometric properties of the questionnaire. The results were coherent with Fraser, Fisher and McRobbies (1996) and Dorman (2009) revealed that the questionnaire have an acceptable consistency. Cronbach Alpha coefficients for subscales were between 0/79 to 0/90. Meanwhile, the results of the exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis revealed that the structure of the questionnaire have an acceptable fit to the data. Further, the questionnaire is a valid and reliable instrument to measure student's perception of classroom.