White Noise Beneficial for Some Students
Adding white noise to school environments enhances performance of some students, but harms that of others.
Adding white noise to school environments enhances performance of some students, but harms that of others.
Regular readers to this blog are familiar with a number of ways that the physical environment can be used to enhance mood.
Previous studies have shown that school building quality (e.g., condition of heating system and walls) is related to student achievement – students do not do as well in poor quality schools.
Adding white noise to school environments enhances performance of some students and harms that of others.
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.
Affinity Health uses new materials to quiet an emergency room.
Training in the same sort of environment is useful for tasks that require intense focus, such as surgery.
What design elements affect playground use? What defines a well-designed primary school? What features do children want in common hospital spaces? Recent studies answer these questions.
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.
The author summarizes much of the most important environmental psychology research related to the design of learning spaces, and her 2004 e-book remains valuable.