A Study Of The Correlations Among English Classroom Environment Perception,Autonomous Learning And Academic Achievement Of Senior High School Students

Most primary and secondary school students in China learn English mainly in the classroom,and students’ language learning is affected by their environment.Numerous domestic and international studies have shown that the English classroom environment is not only one of the influencing factors of students’ academic achievement,but also one of the educators expect to improve the quality of teaching.In addition,The New Curriculum Standards for Senior High School English(2017edition 2020 revision)also mentioned that learning ability is one of the conditions for the development of core English literacy,and teachers need to cultivate students’ autonomous learning ability in English classes.Based on this,this thesis intends to provide some practical help for English teaching in senior high school by investigating the relationships among these three.Research participants from Grade 2 in a senior high school in Lijiang city,Yunnan province were investigated in this study,by using a combination of quantitative and qualitative mixed research methods to explore the current senior high school students’ perception of English classroom environment,autonomous learning,and academic achievement,and analyze the relationships among the three.The research questions are as follows:(1)What are the current situations of senior high school students’ perception of English classroom environment and autonomous learning?(2)Are there any correlations among the English classroom environment perception,autonomous learning,and academic achievement of senior high school students?(3)Are there any differences in English classroom environment perception and autonomous learning between high and low-level English achievers? If so,what are the differences?To analyze the collected questionnaire by using SPSS 22.0,with the support of four students’ interview data,it is found that:(1)Generally speaking,senior high school students have a good perception of English classroom environment and autonomous learning,in which two dimensions,namely students’ perception of teacher support and understanding of teachers’ teaching aims and classroom requirements,reached the highest values separately;(2)Senior high school students’ English classroom environment perception,autonomous learning,and academic achievement are mutually correlated,that is,all the three variables are positively correlated.In addition,English classroom environment perception and autonomous learning can predict students’ academic achievement,in which cooperation and the ability to use effective learning strategies show the maximum prediction of students’ academic achievement respectively;(3)The average score of English classroom environment perception and autonomous learning,and both five aspects of high level English achievers are higher than that of students with low level English achievers,but there is no significant difference in classroom environment perception,that is,students with high and low level English achievers have the same perception of English classroom environment.In each sub-dimension of autonomous learning,there were no significant differences in the dimension of making learning goals and plans,but significant differences appeared in the other four dimensions among high and low English achievers.Based on the above research analysis results,this study also puts forward relevant suggestions for English teaching:(1)Schools should clarify the importance of establishing a good classroom environment and support teachers in their efforts to create a positive,harmonious,and cooperative English classroom learning environment.Besides,harmonious relationships between teacher-student and student-student can facilitate students’ development,such as teachers’ support and caring for students,collaboration and exchange of learning among peers;(2)English classes should be more student-centered,students should have an understanding of their English classroom environment perception and be able to self-adjust the perceptions,cultivate good learning habits,access learning resources through multiple ways,and learn autonomously and efficiently;(3)Teachers should use more clear and direct teaching objectives and requirements that promote students’ ability to learn on their own;(4)To improve students’ ability to use effective learning strategies,teachers should train them in purposeful strategies and guide them use targeted learning strategies for different types of language activities.