Classroom design as a catalyst for student learning and Engagement

This research article clearly demonstrates that the physical design of secondary school classrooms does play an important role in terms of bringing out student learning outcome of considerable scale. When there is sufficient design adequacy, it results in subsequent student engagement and academic satisfaction. There is also subjective satisfaction when the learning environment is conducive to the core. These findings shown above are closely interlinked with international literature perusing about the same subject. From this research article concerning the subject titled " Impact of Classroom Design on Student Learning ", it is clearly established that both the students and teachers consider that classroom design does have a greater role in enhancing the learning and teaching processes. Both the groups are of the opinion that inadequate design features would bring in a negative impact to learning and teaching endeavors. So, it is amply clear that when the design features are well entrenched in a classroom environment, then the level of teaching and learning competencies goes into a trajectory of full proof nature. But, when the design features do have a lacking impact in a classroom environment, the entire teaching and learning competencies would get into state of disoriented and discordant mode. The implication arising out of this study is that in secondary schools, the design features are prerequisites in order to bring about worthwhile learning and teaching outcomes.

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