White Noise Beneficial for Some Students (09-29-10)
Adding white noise to school environments enhances performance of some students and harms that of others.
Adding white noise to school environments enhances performance of some students and harms that of others.
Using multiple types of visual tools in a school design project is a good idea, according to Woolner and her research team.
New work by researchers at Yeshiva University definitively describes the ways that autistic children process sensory information and supports previous research indicating that people with autism “have difficulty coping with multiple sources of sensory information.”
Walking to school not only burns off calories, but also helps pupils react less vigorously to stressful situations (such as exams) during the school day.
Gibson and McDaniel have studied organizational behavior using a cross-cultural perspective.
Walking enhances cognitive performance.
Porath and her colleagues have investigated situations in which customers see employees interact who are upset with each other, and the ramifications are dire.
There is now additional evidence indicating that it may be problematic to use the color red in academic and workplace environments.
Research conducted at the University of Missouri has linked increasing children’s activity levels to improved student attention spans and a reduction in discipline problems.
Bluyssen reviews the literature on human experience of indoor environments.