"For students to learn to their full potential, the classroom environment must be of minimum structural quality and contain cues signaling that all students are valued learners."
Education and health reports have been abuzz with a new article, published in the inagural issue of Policy Insights from the Behavioral and Brain Sciences written by University of Washington researchers Sapna Cheryan, Sianna Ziegler, and Andrew Meltzoff, as well as University of California-Berkeley researcher Victoria Plaut.
The article takes classroom environment to a scientific and methodological place, including structural features such as:
Good to know! What we found particularily interesting was the article's reference to what a classroom looks like. While some might think wall decor like posters aren't imperitive to learning, the researchers wrote, "Far from being trivial details, these features powerfully affect classroom culture."
For example:
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Here are some other resources you may find useful when considering school environment:
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