(RE)-ENVISIONING CLASSROOM DESIGN WITH LIGHT AND COLOUR
Journal Title: Academic Research International - Year 2013, Vol 4, Issue 4
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to determine if there was a relationship between the learning environment and student achievement and behaviour while journaling, and to learn if a teacher could control these conditions to produce an optimum environment for students. Incandescent and fluorescent lighting conditions were examined in the study, along with blue and red colouring. The semi-structured, action research methodology employed a quantitative analysis of the data with a small (n= <20) sampling of students over a nine-week period. The participants in the study were English 10 students from a small northern British Columbia high school. The literature examined the context of building philosophy, public policy, school and classroom design, and highlighted the impact of environmental elements on students and learning. The data indicated that alterations to colour produced greater change in student responses than changes to lighting alone, and that red colouring, when combined with incandescent, fluorescent and day light, produced highest achievement, although student satisfaction and teacher perception levels remained correspondingly low. The study concluded that red colouring led to increased distractedness levels for students, and that the teacher could cause measurable changes to student learning behaviour and achievement by altering the classroom environment.
Authors and Affiliations
Cynthia S. Johnson, Gÿsbert A. Ruiter
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP125679
- DOI -
- Views 150
- Downloads 0
Risk Factors for Urinary Tract Infection among Women at Productive Age at Babel Technical Institute in Hilla City
Back ground Urinary: tract infection is one of the most common bacterial infections in women, and 50% to 60% of adult women experience a UTI during their lifetime [1].A urinary tract infection (UTI) is a condition in whi...
FACTORS INFLUENCING THE USE OF ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY IN TEACHING MATHEMATICS TO LEARNERS WITH VISUAL IMPAIRMENTS IN SPECIAL PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN KENYA
Learners with visual impairments (VI) in Kenyan primary schools usually perform poorly in Mathematics as compared with the other examinable subjects. With this regard, this study sought to identify factors that influence...
IMPLEMENTATION METHODOLOGY OF CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT (CRM) SYSTEMS: TOWARDS DEVELOPING SUCCESSFUL PRINCIPLES AND GUIDELINES
The implementation of CRM systems has become very necessary for organizations in order to effectively manage their relationships with the customers. Unfortunately, it has faced various failures in different industries. B...
COUNTRY RISK PARAMETERS: INFORMATION FOR KNOWLEDGE BASE IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF EXPERT SYSTEMS
Since knowledge plays an important role in all economic organizations, one of the main purposes of expert systems and in general of artificial intelligence is capturing their expertise and converting them in...
Assessing the Response of the Newspaper Industry to the Threat of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT): A Case of Zimpapers
The study sought to assess the response of the print newspaper in Zimbabwe to threat of ICT in order to determine the level of the industry’s preparedness to cope with the challenges. This study used the Zimpapers Group...