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| Studies concerning mathematics achievement indicated that the achievement status of Malaysia students is in alarming condition, especially among secondary school students. Ineffective learning environment has been identified as among the factors that led to such problem. Bransford, Brown and Cocking [1] built a holistic learning environment model that consists of four components, namely learner-centered learning environment, knowledge-centered learning environment, assessment-centered learning environment and community-centered learning environment. This study aims to identify the relationship between those learning environment components and secondary school students' mathematics achievement. This study involved a total of 333 Form Four students from ten secondary schools located in one of the states in Malaysia who were selected by using multistage stratified random sampling. The obtained data have been analyzed by using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) technique. The results showed that assessment-centered learning environment component had positive, significant relationship toward secondary school students' mathematics achievement, while other learning environment components (learner-centered, knowledge-centered and community-centered) did not have significant relationship toward secondary school students' mathematics achievement. Educational implications of this study in regard to the teaching and learning of mathematics were discussed. |
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