You may, or may not, remember a lot of publicity last year about a study that supposedly found bare classroom walls were the best learning environment for students.
There were a lot of problems with that research, which I discussed in The Best Posts On The Study Suggesting That Bare Classroom Walls Are Best For Learning.
Now, a new major study has just been released on school and classroom environmental factors that influence student learning.
All of its findings seem like fairly common sense to me — natural light, room lay-out, etc. One thing in particular, though, struck me as I remembered the problematic research from last year. Here’s what the new study found about classroom walls:
Sounds good to me!
Hi Larry…It is very powerful message and the theme I completely agree with…I do think it needs a major update. If student work is on the school walls, that doesn’t reach an authentic, real-world audience. Students need to break down physically printing things for only a handful of students/teachers/parents to see.