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The study determmined the influence of learning environment and laboratory resources in natural sciences laboratory teaching effectiveness. This study employed descriptive correlational design to measure the influence of learning environment and the condition and level of adequacy of laboratory resources in the natural sciences laboratory teaching effectiveness. This study employed descriptive correlational design to measure the infuence of leearning environment and the condition and level of adequacy of laboratory resources in the natural sciences laboratory teaching effectiveness. Qualitative approach supplemented data gathering using open-ended questions to enhance the result of the findings from quantitative data. the respondents were college students of Adventist University of the Philippinesenrolled in natural sciences laboratory during secong semester CY-2004-2005. The statistical treatments used were frequency, mean, correlation, and multiple regression. Content analysis wwas used to analize the results of the open-ended questions. The study found out that natural sciences laboratories have a good learning environment that is conductive for teaching and learning. Students and instructors have good relationships with each other. Challenging activities were given to interested students to motivate them to learn more. The activities they asked to do are not too difficult, and the instructors did not use teeaching strategies appropriate only for bright students. Favoritism did not exist in the laboratory classes. The respondents had a poditive perception of the science goal directions. The laboratory students were interested in their science laboratory courses. The dimensions of leearning environment such as friction, formality, goal direction, difficulty, disorganization, favoritism and satisfaction had a significcant (p<0.01) and positive relationship to laboratory teaching effectiveness. Laboratory resources such as physical plant facilities, furniture, instructional materials and tools and.

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