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Classroom Wall Color: A Multiple Variance Analysis on Social Stress and Concentration in Learning Environments
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Pourbagher, Somayeh; Azemati, Hamid Reza; Saleh Sedgh Pour, Bahram – International Journal of Educational Management, 2020
Purpose: Social stress is a psychological and biological pressure that stems from one's relationship with others in social environments, which has become the most serious humanitarian issue today. Learning environments are one of the most important environments for reducing or increasing social stress and concentration. This study aims to…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Classroom Design, Color, Interior Design
Creating Visually Appropriate Classroom Environments for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder
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Martin, Rebekah; Wilkins, Julia – Intervention in School and Clinic, 2022
The likelihood of teaching a student with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) has steadily increased over the past two decades. However, the practical information about working with students with ASD has not increased at a similar rate. Teachers may therefore be unaware of simple modifications they can make to their classrooms to meet the needs of…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Classroom Design, Furniture, Physical Environment
Color in the Classroom
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Papadatos, Steven A. – School Management, 1972
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Color Planning, Environmental Influences, Interior Design
Light, Colour & Air Quality: Important Elements of the Learning Environment?
Hathaway, Warren E. – Education Canada, 1987
Reviews and evaluates studies of the effects of light, color, and air quality on the learning environment. Concludes that studies suggest a role for light in establishing and maintaining physiological functions and balances and a need for improved air quality in airtight, energy efficient buildings. (JHZ)
Descriptors: Air Pollution, Classroom Environment, Color, Environmental Influences
Effects of School Lighting on Physical Development and School Performance.
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Hathaway, Warren E. – Journal of Educational Research, 1995
This study collected data on the physical development, attendance, and school performance effects of four types of school lighting on elementary students over a two-year period. Results indicated that regular exposure to the lights had important nonvisual effects on students. Full-spectrum fluorescent lamps with ultraviolet supplements were found…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Classroom Environment, Dental Health, Elementary Education
The Effect of Visual Distractions on Speech Perception in Children.
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Keetay, Victoria – Volta Review, 1996
A study compared continuous discourse tracking rates in eight children (ages 8-14) with hearing impairments and eight typical children using three competing noise conditions: classroom noise, videotaped classroom activity, and combined noise and visual activity. Statistical analyses showed no significant differences among tracking rates due to the…
Descriptors: Auditory Perception, Children, Classroom Environment, Elementary Education
School Lighting.
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Rennhackkamp, W. M. H. – 1964
Research gathered by the Functional Efficiency Division of the National Building Research Institute, South Africa, is aimed at providing lighting conditions under which the school child can produce his maximum effort with the least strain and fatigue. These favorable conditions are outlined along with specific examples of their realization in…
Descriptors: Citations (References), Classroom Design, Classroom Environment, Controlled Environment
An Investigation of Relationships Between Fifth Grade Students' Perception of the Physical Classroom Environment and Observed Environmental Factors.
Faust, Russell Weidner – 1976
An exploratory field study was conducted in 42 self-contained, elementary grade classrooms in 18 school buildings. Subjects were 1,030 fifth-grade students. The purpose of the study was to determine the range of physical environmental conditions in the classrooms; and how students' perceptions of the physical environment (1) describe the…
Descriptors: Acoustical Environment, Classroom Design, Classroom Environment, Classroom Observation Techniques
Co-ordinated Classroom Lectures.
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Harmon, Darell Boyd – 1949
From a series of lectures, a selection of eight are oriented principally toward the biologically developing child, and the physiological operations in visual process. The numbered lectures are--(1) The Coordinated Classroom, its Philosophy and Principles, (2) An Outline of a Biological Point of View, (3) The Evolution of Structure--despite man's…
Descriptors: Biology, Child Development, Classroom Environment, Climate Control