An Analysis of the Impact of Classroom Perception on Student Academic Achievement

The main purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of students‘ classroom perception on academic achievement in a particular classroom setting. Quantitative design was used in this study. Instrument for Classroom Perception and Academic Ability Tests were used as research instruments. Instrument for classroom perception includes six instructional dimensions (task, authority, recognition, grouping, evaluation, timing) and is composed of 17 items (=0.82). A total of 1,332 students from the selected Basic Education Schools in 5 Regions and States participated in this study by using the multi-stage sampling technique. The result of t test by gender revealed that there was influence by gender for classroom perception by the whole sample. ANOVA result indicated that there were significant differences with regard to students‘ classroom perception by regions. In addition, multiple regression analysis showed that students‘ classroom perception (F = 17.476, p