Non-conducive classroom leads to low learning curve
Image via Wikipedia Here is one article that relates the classroom environment to the reception or learning curve of students . Hopefully this can be remedied - and in the long term, solved. ----- Negative environment leads to lows in classroom by Shari' N. Welton March 10, 2011 Students in classrooms lacking sufficient materials and whose teachers feel stressed and unappreciated by colleagues fare worse academically and are more likely to experience mental health issues, according to a study released Wednesday by University of Maryland researchers.
“In essence, we’re looking at the class environment and how that matters for children’s well-being,” said Melissa A. Milkie, sociology professor at the University of Maryland in College Park , Md.
The study, “ Classroom Learning Environments and the Mental Health of First-Grade Children,” appears in the March issue of the Journal of Health and Social Behavior . The research included a sample of abo...