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Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2000
This draft standard developed by the Classroom Acoustics Working Group provides acoustical performance criteria and accompanying design guidelines intended to ensure good speech communication among students and teachers in learning spaces. To ensure the noise limits are not exceeded, adequate sound isolation between classrooms and adjacent spaces…
Descriptors: Acoustical Environment, Acoustics, Auditory Perception, Classroom Design
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Hopson, Michael H.; Simms, Richard L.; Knezek, Gerald A. – Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 2002
Examined the effects of a technology-enriched classroom on student development of higher-order thinking skills and student attitudes toward computers in grades five and six. Describes use of the Ross Test of Higher Cognitive Processes and the Computer Attitude Questionnaire, compares results with students in traditional classrooms, and suggest…
Descriptors: Classroom Design, Comparative Analysis, Computer Attitudes, Conventional Instruction
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Kassner, Kirk – Music Educators Journal, 2000
Focuses on the single-computer approach to using technology in the music classroom. Explores using the classroom game format, the physical setup of the classroom, audio considerations, learning stations, benefits of and obstacles to the one-computer approach, and buying multiple copies of computer software. Lists useful software and presents a…
Descriptors: Classroom Design, Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Games
Pattillo, Janice; Vaughan, Elizabeth – 1992
A learning center is a defined space where materials are organized in such a way that children learn without the teacher's constant direction. This book offers guidelines that will help preprimary and primary school teachers organize and manage learning centers in the classroom. Chapter 1 describes the advantages of using learning centers and…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Class Activities, Classroom Design, Classroom Techniques
Lackney, Jeffery A.; Moore, Gary T. – 1994
This paper describes findings of a study that integrated design patterns to illustrate prototypical school designs. The present work is part of a more comprehensive study conducted on the impact of school facilities on educational performance. The paper focuses on the third part of the study, which developed 27 design patterns to create integrated…
Descriptors: Classroom Design, Educational Environment, Educational Facilities Design, Educational Facilities Planning
Anderson, James A.; Cichocki, Ronald R. – 1993
An overview is presented of the most recent Educational Technology Equipped Classroom (ETEC) developed at the State University of New York at Buffalo. The latest ETEC is the product of an extensive development procedure with input from faculty. The first three classrooms renovated to incorporate educational technology at the university were…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Classroom Design, College Faculty, Curriculum Development
Fiegenbaum, Ed, Ed.; And Others – 1991
This manual for the Portland (Oregon) Public Schools presents basic information on providing educational services to children with traumatic brain injury (TBI). Individual sections cover the following topics: the brain, central nervous system and behavior; physical, psychological and emotional implication; traumatic brain injury in children versus…
Descriptors: Classroom Design, Classroom Techniques, Definitions, Educational Needs
Milz, Vera E. – 1982
Focusing on writing as a language process, this booklet describes a framework for writing instruction that has as a major consideration the totality of language. The first section discusses writing as a language process, emphasizing that as children learn to write, they can also learn to listen, speak, and read. The second section focuses on the…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Design, Classroom Environment, Cognitive Development
Venitsky, Juliette L. – 1982
The use of video recorders in the speech communication classroom focuses learning on self-evaluation and self-improvement, making it possible for real and permanent changes in behavior to occur. Effective use of this medium requires adherence to three principles: (1) the extensive use of positive reinforcement; (2) the provision of immediate and…
Descriptors: Classroom Design, Community Colleges, Faculty Development, Feedback
Heerman, Charles E. – 1983
A college reading laboratory was designed and furnished to maximize flexibility in space use. To determine the effectiveness of the design and use of space, a two-part study was conducted that examined students' learning preferences and collected instructors' observations. Responses indicated student preferences for sound, light, warmth, and…
Descriptors: Classroom Design, Design Preferences, Furniture Arrangement, Higher Education
Caster, Tonja – 1983
Practical issues that should be considered in placing a classroom computer for use with elementary students include where to locate computer equipment in relation to electrical sockets, windows, and chalkboards; the program sound; who will be able to see the screen; and classroom traffic patterns. Decisions must be made regarding the size of…
Descriptors: Classroom Design, Classroom Environment, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Oriented Programs
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Brody, Gene H.; Zimmerman, Barry J. – American Educational Research Journal, 1975
The following hypotheses were tested: (1) children who attend open classrooms have smaller personal spaces than children attending traditional classrooms, and (2) personal space is a socially learned phenomenon which may be increased or decreased as a result of watching proximate or distant teacher-child models. (Author/BJG)
Descriptors: Classroom Design, Classroom Environment, Classrooms, Elementary Education
Oklahoma State Dept. of Education, Oklahoma City. – 1981
This handbook provides information on establishing and running learning centers in an elementary school classroom. A learning center is a station containing instruction and materials for one particular project. Every center should include multimedia and manipulative materials that support the topic or skill that is being focused upon. Students use…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Classroom Design, Elementary Education, Individualized Instruction
Buffalo Board of Education, NY. – 1964
AN OUTLINE WITH SUGGESTED TEACHING PRACTICES FOR THE INSERVICE TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAM IS PRESENTED. A GENERAL OUTLINE OF THE OVERALL PROGRAM INCLUDES INFORMATION ON THE STAFF OF THE DEMONSTRATION SCHOOL, THE CLASSROOM OBSERVATIONS AND DEMONSTRATIONS PERFORMED, AND THE CONFERENCES HELD WHICH RELATE DIRECTLY TO INSTRUCTION. THE MATERIAL USED IN…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Design, Classroom Techniques, Demonstrations (Educational)
Moore, Jean J.; And Others – 1979
Designed for teachers of the severely handicapped within the Arizona public schools, the manual reviews current practices in special education for this population. An initial chapter examines student characteristics, while a second reviews current practices in assessment (including brief descriptions of vocational, social, perceptual, language,…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, Classroom Design, Classroom Environment, Curriculum
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