Relationship between classroom plan types and the degree of concentration of the children in elementary schools: A comparative study of open‐plan classrooms and conventional‐plan classrooms
Abstract:In this study, the authors collected the data of 229 classrooms in 15 municipal elementary schools in a city, and sorted them into 5 categories according to the degree of openness of the classrooms in the design of borders between classroom and hallway. First, the authors examined the influence of 5 major factors on the degree of concentration of the children during classwork. As a result, the following were found: (1) the degree of concentration of the children is influenced by the classroom plan type and the… Show more
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