The Impact of Educational Furniture of Schools on Learning and Academic Achievement of Students at Elementary Level
Journal Title: International Journal of Medical Research & Health Sciences (IJMRHS) - Year 2016, Vol 5, Issue 7
Abstract
Accessing the summits of science and culture and further luster of every country in the scientific fields is rooted in education and training of that country, and supplying appropriate and efficient educational spaces, coordinated with country’s educational system are the most important necessities to achieve this important principle. Therefore, this research has been performed to investigate Impact of Educational Furniture of Schools on Learning and Academic Achievement of Students at Elementary Level of the city of Ahvaz, at the southwest of the Islamic Republic of Iran year 2015-2016.At a cross-sectional study (2015-2016), a total of 210 students were selected randomly as sample of study. Cluster sampling was done by appropriate allocation and questionnaires were randomly divided among students. Data collection tools included Hermance’s achievement motivation questionnaire and researcherconstructed questionnaire (observation checklist to examine the physical parameters of educational furniture in educational institutions) and interviews with students. Data of study were analyzed using SPSS- 21 software. The results obtained from this study showed that appropriate educational furniture has positive impact on the ratio of learning and educational progress of students at elementary level (P<0.05).Suggested that required efforts are done to design educational furniture such as table and bench for various grades of elementary level in every region according to the existing anthropometric dimensions database.
Authors and Affiliations
Abdolreza Gilavand| Employed Expert on Faculty Appointments, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran Corresponding Email: gilavanda@gmail.com
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