Classroom Noise and Learning (07-17-09)
It has been clear for some time that when students are in noisy classrooms they do not learn as well as when classrooms are quieter.
It has been clear for some time that when students are in noisy classrooms they do not learn as well as when classrooms are quieter.
Winterbottom and Wilkins effectively review lighting conditions in British classrooms and relate the details of their findings to established best practices in classroom lighting.
Shirley Dugdale reviews the challenges of designing current and evolving educational settings.
Exercise balls as classroom chairs?
Researchers link airplane noise to the expression of ADHD symptoms in children and residents link neighborhood qualities with mental health.
Physical environments have a significant influence on the development of children.
Students respond to the attractiveness of their school’s environment, engaging in less tobacco, marijuana, and alcohol use and truant behavior.
Kumar and his colleagues comprehensively examined the relationship between problem behavior (truancy, cigarette use, etc.) by middle and high school students and physical characteristics of their schools.
The design of the physical environment determines how successfully men and women can repeat a behavior they have learned.
The National Summit on School Design, sponsored by the American Architectural Foundation and the KnowledgeWorks Foundation, developed several concrete suggestions for improved school design.