(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
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