How the Color of a Classroom Influences Learning Outcomes in 3rd Grade Primary Education: A Comparative study in a Private Subsidized School in Santiago, Chile

 

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Authors: Vidal Rojas, Rodrigo Alejandro, Vera Avendaño, Constanza
Format: artículo original
Status:Versión publicada
Publication Date:2020
Description:Conditions related to how habitable classrooms were at a school in the commune of La Florida, Chile were analyzed and assessed. The purpose of the study is to measure how color and lighting impacts the performance of 3rd grade primary school students after minimal changes were made to classrooms. The study design was partially cross-sectional and correlational which facilitated collection of academic performance data to be collected so as to better understand the causal relationship between classroom color and learning. A prototype technique was used through which an actual classroom was remodeled and the results measured in two manners. Results were compared among students in the Math and Language class, before and after the classroom was remodeled. The same results of the students were compared in the remodeled classroom with students at the same grade level in a conventional classroom. The study revealed that an appropriate and focused complementary color combinations in the classroom help stimulate and improve student learning, in disadvantageous conditions where conventional classrooms cannot afford significant remodeling. Overall improvement in student learning requires classroom environments that incorporate elements to make classrooms more conducive to learning.
Country:Portal de Revistas UCR
Institution:Universidad de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UCR
Language:Español
OAI Identifier:oai:portal.ucr.ac.cr:article/37283
Online Access:https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/educacion/article/view/37283
Keyword:Learning
School
Classroom
Color
Lighting
Aprendizaje
Escuela
Aula
Iluminación