The Relation of Classroom Climate to Learning

Thomas Babalis 
(Department of Primary Education, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece)

Abstract: The purpose of the present study was to examine the relationship of the cooperative learning, competitive learning and individual learning with school climate characteristics and the differences observed among Primary and Secondary school students regarding the specific learning types. Nine hundred sixty-seven (967) students voluntarily participated in the present research (488 boys, 479 girls). The results of the present study showed that the school climate differs between Primary and Secondary school.

Key words: classroom climate, school transition, support