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.
Doodling counters daydreaming.
Good classroom acoustical design can boost learning.
Clay, writing in the Monitor on Psychology, reports information indicating that neither adults nor children can effectively perform several tasks at the same time.
The iPhone desk is here!
Rosen reviews recent research on multitasking.
Dormitories where student rooms are grouped into suites have a lower sense of community than dormitories in which student rooms are arranged along long double-loaded corridors.
The sound of a television playing in the background influences how children play, even if the television is playing an adult program (such as Jeopardy!) that is of no interest to them.