Classroom social climate: Differentiated perception of compulsory secondary education students

The classroom social environment is considered one of the contextual variables that most affects students' emotional growth. In the classroom-group, an important context is generated that prepares students for adult living in society and in their workplace. The paper analyses 4th year compulsory secondary education students' differentiated perception of the classroom social environment according to their school and classroom-group. The study results allow us to conclude that it is necessary that teachers and students, using the necessary strategies, create a classroom social environment that promotes optimum academic, social and personal activities.