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Melanie J. Turner; Flaviu A. Hodis – set: Research Information for Teachers, 2024
Worldwide, academic procrastination is a prevalent concern in schools because it hinders students' achievement, health, and wellbeing. Academic procrastination refers to students voluntarily postponing, initiating, or completing assigned learning tasks despite knowing they will be worse off for the delay. Research provides strong evidence that…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Teaching Methods, Teacher Student Relationship, Teacher Empowerment
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Gochenour, Brittany; Poskey, Gail A. – Journal of Occupational Therapy, Schools & Early Intervention, 2017
A student's ability to attend in the classroom is an important factor in determining academic success. This systematic review examined the effects of an alternative seating system on improving attention in students with attention difficulties. Databases searched included CINAHL, Medline, PsycINFO, OTSeeker, Cochrane Library, and Google Scholar.…
Descriptors: Classroom Design, Space Utilization, Attention Deficit Disorders, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
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Sainato, Diane M.; Lyon, Steven R. – Journal of Early Intervention, 1989
To assist teachers in promoting successful transitions of preschool children with handicaps to integrated preschools or kindergartens, this article summarizes research findings on teachers' classroom organization, behavioral characteristics of most and least independent children in mainstream settings, and differences in the instructional…
Descriptors: Classroom Design, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Disabilities
Earthman, Glen, I.; Lemasters, Linda – 1996
The most persistent question in the field of school facility planning relates to that of the relationship between the built environment and the performance and behavior of users, particularly students. Ways in which the built environment affects two student variables--student achievement and student behavior--are explored. The first variable is…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Classroom Design, Educational Environment, Educational Facilities Design
Ross, Rhonda P. – 1982
Research findings demonstrate that the way the classroom environment is arranged can have important consequences on the attitudes, behavior, and achievement of students. The concept of "synomorphy" is used to examine some of the research literature available on classroom design. Synomorphy refers to the similarity of structure or shape…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Classroom Design, Classroom Environment, Design Requirements