Abstract

• The main purpose of this study is to investigate the influence of classroom environment on the academic achievement of high schools students. Questionnaire survey method was used and six sample schools were selected by a simple random sampling method. A total of (360) Grade Nine students (140 male students and 220 female students) from three high schools and three high school (branch) from Taze Township participated in this study. In order to get the required data, the questionnaire having 40 items with five points Likert scale was used. The questionnaire was based on five dimensions: school climate, communication, teachers' performance, classroom management and opportunity for learning. The reliability coefficient of the questionnaire was 0.879. Descriptive statistics, independent samples t test, one-way ANOVA and Pearson product moment correlation were applied to analyze each research question. The results showed that female students more positively perceived their classroom environment than male students. The results of the ANOVA showed that there was no significant difference in the students' perceptions among the six schools. Pearson correlation revealed that the classroom environment was significantly related to the students' academic achievement. Therefore, students' academic achievement can be predicted by examining their classroom environment.