Principals’ Perception on Classroom Physical Environment

Ramli, Norazan Mohamed; Ahmad, Shamsidar; Taib, Mohd Zafrullah Mohd; Masri, Mawar

doi:10.1016/j.sbspro.2014.10.060

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“…Outcomes of these workshops [13] Interviews. A total number of twenty-two directors were interviewed using a face-to-face semi structured interview [15], that is, previously prepared questions, but that can be adjusted or new ones added according to the participants' answers. One hundred percent of the public high schools in the city of Elche (Alicante), fifteen in total, participated in the study.…”

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Acoustic Comfort in Learning Spaces: Moving Towards Sustainable Development Goals

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The association between learning spaces and new pedagogical approaches is a current issue. Research shows that the classical, more silent, master class is being bypassed by student centered methods with participative classes and active methodologies. Major efforts in teacher training are taken to help teachers implement these new approaches in their lessons. The conditions of the learning space are also influential. The following question is raised: Can acoustic comfort facilitate innovation and consequently help in the progress towards SDG? We have focused on public high schools in Spain (IES), in the Valencian Community. Data has been gathered from the visit to thirty high schools. International scientific studies and valid guidelines referring to noise have been reviewed. Findings on the research conclude that acoustic comfort is essential in education and is directly related with the implementation of emerging pedagogies. Likewise, the outcomes of the investigation hope to raise awareness among authorities and civil society that improvement of sound quality in learning spaces facilitates the achievement of sustainable development goals (SDG), particularly those concerning goal 3 (health and wellbeing), goal 4 (quality education) and goal 9 (sustainable infrastructures).

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“…Yet, the number of students and constraint of space are not giving teachers in the classroom to move over. In addition, the number of students enrolling every year keeps increasing (Ramli et al, 2014). In having this situation, the accurate patterns of seating arrangement in classroom should be properly managed for the students' comfort level.…”

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A REVIEW OF SEATING ARRANGEMENTS TOWARDS THE 21st CENTURY CLASSROOM APPROACH IN SCHOOLS

Norazman¹,

Ismail²,

Ja’afar³

et al. 2019

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This article articulates a framework suitable to use when making a decision about student seating arrangement in the classroom at school level as a research aim. The decision makers should establish what are the potential types of seating arrangement? Then evaluate them in terms of its contribution, significance, and impact to the student learning development. The problem of a seating arrangement is usually related to the seating student position selection that is usually decided by teachers or students that can freely choose their own seating. There are three (3) objectives covered in this article; objective 1: to justify the main factors influencing classroom seating arrangement at school building, objective 2: to identify the common patterns of seating arrangement applied for school level and objective 3; to determine the best practice of seating arrangement for 21st century classroom approach at school building. The article articulates a theory of seating arrangement in reference to five (5) common forms of seat arrangement, namely Traditional (columns and rows), Cluster, U-shaped, Stadium, and Runaway. The performance of students might drop especially weak students who are sitting at the back of the classroom if the students are not judiciously arranged. Thus, seating arrangements should be set properly to ensure optimal quality of learning in a classroom. The technique of comparative analysis was used in this study. The findings had shown that cluster seating arrangement is relevant with the 21st century learning approach, which provides more availability of collaborative learning, where it contributes to student-centred learning in a classroom.

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“…It is the primary intention of a learning environment to assist and improve the physical aspects for its users, such as those which are auditory and visual (Kopec, 2018). The classroom environment as an intermediate for learning can be addressed separately as two components, namely physical factors and social factors (Ramli et al, 2014). The physical factors include the facilities which are provided in the classroom (lighting, colour, temperature, noise, classroom layout, amongst others), which collectively form the entire classroom (Earthman, 2002).…”

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The Effect of Classroom Environment on Satisfaction and Performance: Towards IoT-Sustainable Space

Hao¹,

Florez‐Perez²

2021

Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction

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The physical classroom environment includes the overall design and layout facilities that are provided in a classroom. Classroom facilities should be organised to maximise the satisfaction and performance of students. With the increased demand of well-equipped classrooms, upgrades in new high-technology need to be adopted to enable the optimisation of the students' perceptions and behaviours. A number of studies have investigated the impact of classrooms in high schools. However, few studies have investigated the impact of the physical classroom environment in university settings. This paper examines the impact of the physical classroom environment on students' satisfaction and performance in a university setting. A total of 173 responses from students were obtained regarding their perceptions of five physical classroom environment factors, namely, classroom layout, noise, temperature, lighting and colour. The questionnaire results showed that students have different demands for the physical classroom environment. Using the guidance of the person-environment fit theory, a smart IoT-enabled classroom has been proposed. The results of this study could be used by managers who make capital decisions on classroom construction upgrades and facility managers who aim to improve the satisfaction and performance of students in higher education institutions.

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Principals’ Perception on Classroom Physical Environment

Cited by 7 publications

References 9 publications

Acoustic Comfort in Learning Spaces: Moving Towards Sustainable Development Goals

Acoustic Comfort in Learning Spaces: Moving Towards Sustainable Development Goals

A REVIEW OF SEATING ARRANGEMENTS TOWARDS THE 21st CENTURY CLASSROOM APPROACH IN SCHOOLS

The Effect of Classroom Environment on Satisfaction and Performance: Towards IoT-Sustainable Space

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