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Richards, Jan – Kappa Delta Pi Record, 2006
Gifted teachers possess a talent for generating an atmosphere of connectedness and focus in the classroom, and state standards emphasize the importance of student engagement. This article presents suggestions for teachers that can increase the chances that their students will be fully engaged during a lesson. The issues of time (length of…
Descriptors: Student Participation, Student Motivation, Teacher Competencies, Time Factors (Learning)
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Kaya, Naz; Burgess, Brigitte – Environment and Behavior, 2007
Students' degree of territoriality based on gender and seat preferences in different types of classroom arrangements was studied. The types of classroom arrangements included rows of tablet-arm chairs, U-shaped, clusters, and rows of tables with individual chairs. The study was carried out through a survey at a large public institution in the…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, College Students, Higher Education, Student Behavior
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Maxson, Marilyn M. – Contemporary Education, 1975
This article examines how classroom space is utilized and what this communicates about the teaching conducted there. (RC)
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Classroom Design, Classroom Environment, Classrooms
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Bell, Anne E.; And Others – Perceptual and Motor Skills, 1974
Shows that while no significant differences in number concepts were observed, traditionally grouped students were better readers after the first grade than children in an open-area class. (RB)
Descriptors: Classroom Design, Educational Research, Grade 1, Mathematics
Schwartz, Muriel – 1974
A plan for a nursery classroom employing English as the children's second language is presented in outline form. The setting for the classroom, classroom equipment, techniques in language training, teacher role as a language model, suggested lessons, and a number of miscellaneous teaching techniques are covered. (JB)
Descriptors: Classroom Design, Classroom Techniques, English (Second Language), Nursery Schools
HENSARLING, PAUL R.
THREE SCHOOLS WERE BUILT WITH EXTENSIVE USE OF GLASS INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR WALLS. AFTER ABOUT TWO YEARS OF USE, RESPONSE TO THESE FACILITIES BY TEACHERS, STUDENTS, ADMINISTRATORS, PARENTS, AND MAINTENANCE PEOPLE WAS DETERMINED BY QUESTIONNAIRE AND INTERVIEW. THE REPORTED REACTIONS WERE OVERWHELMINGLY FAVORABLE. (JT)
Descriptors: Building Design, Classroom Design, Educational Environment, Educational Facilities Design
1963
THIS ARTICLE PRESENTS BASIC PRINCIPLES OF PROPER SCHOOL LIGHTING, DRAWING DIRECTLY FROM THE NEW "AMERICAN STANDARD GUIDE FOR SCHOOL LIGHTING." PRINCIPLES FOR PROVIDING A COMFORTABLE AND EFFICIENT VISUAL ENVIRONMENT ARE THESE--(1) ANY SCHOOL LIGHTING SYSTEM SHOULD BE DESIGNED IN SUCH A MANNER THAT IT WILL CONTRIBUTE TO A CHEERFUL, FRIENDLY, AND…
Descriptors: Classroom Design, Environmental Standards, Lighting, Performance Criteria
Lockavitch, Joseph F., Jr. – 1979
This paper discusses the importance of environmental factors--namely, classroom seating--to classroom management. A specific incident is discussed, whereby disruptive behavior developed in students because of the spatial separation of their desks from the teacher's desk. Solutions to the seating problem are offered in the text and in figures drawn…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Classroom Design, Classroom Techniques, Elementary Secondary Education
Dade County Public Schools, Miami, FL. – 1969
Educational specifications for an educational facility are detailed in the report. Space requirements, daily schedules, and equipment (for the aurally, visually, intellectually, emotionally, learning, and motor disabled) are discussed and diagrams are provided. (CD)
Descriptors: Architectural Programing, Classroom Design, Educational Equipment, Educational Facilities
Horowitz, Peter; Otto, David – 1973
In 1969, the University of Alberta General Faculties Council created a Committee to Investigate Teaching. One of the projects undertaken by this committee was designing an alternative teaching facility. Three objectives were sought: a) to provide the maximum amount of versatility in intramural design and manipulation, b) to equip it with more…
Descriptors: Classroom Design, Classroom Environment, Educational Environment, Educational Equipment
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Koneya, Mele – Small Group Behavior, 1978
Demonstrates the utility to group process facilitators of the Steinzor Effect, which states that within leaderless groups seated in circles, speakers are most apt to get responses from persons seated opposite or nearly opposite them, and least likely to get responses from persons seated alongside or nearly alongside. (Author)
Descriptors: Classroom Design, Group Behavior, Nonverbal Communication, Space Orientation
Fletcher, Donna – Exceptional Education Quarterly, 1983
The effects of classroom lighting methods on activity level, achievement, visual acuity/fatigue, and health of nonhandicapped and handicapped students are reviewed. Effects of different levels of illumination on behavior also are discussed. Methodological deficiencies and lack of replication have resulted in few tenable conclusions. (Author/CL)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Classroom Design, Classroom Environment, Disabilities
Walejko, Charles – Journal of Business Education, 1976
A flexible open classroom concept practiced at the Woodruff Regional Occupational Center is described in terms of how it serves employers, students, and teachers. (TA)
Descriptors: Business Education, Classroom Design, Classrooms, Educational Opportunities
Lackney, Jeffery A.; Jacobs, Paul J. – 2002
This paper summarizes research conducted to assess how and to what extent teachers actively use and manipulate the physical classroom learning environment as part of their instructional design. A structured interview and participant observation were used to gather data from several teachers at all grade levels, including national board certified…
Descriptors: Class Organization, Classroom Design, Classroom Environment, Classrooms
Olenzak, Karen Romnes – Teacher, 1973
Describes the Llanerch Elementary School, a traditional school which has successfully converted to open classrooms. (SP)
Descriptors: Classification, Classroom Design, Elementary Schools, Instructional Innovation
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