Background The learning environment dramatically affects the learning outcomes of students. Noise, inappropriate temperature, insufficient light, overcrowded classes, misplaced boards and inappropriate classroom layout all make up factors that could be confounding variables distracting students in class. This study was conducted to examine the effect of noise in educational institutions on the ...

The number of underrepresented minorities (URMs; black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, American Indian or Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander) among US medical school faculty is markedly low when compared with their respective percent representation of the US population. Women URMs are doubly underrepresented, particularly as the academic rank advances from the ins...

Purpose: The aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of Fernaldchr(chr('39')39chr('39'))s multisensory training and computer game training on dyslexia in primary school students with learning disabilities in Ahvaz. Methodology: This study was applied in terms of purpose and in an experimental framework (pre-test-post-test design with control group). The statistical population in the...

BACKGROUND The number of school-based health centers (SBHCs) has grown from 40 in 1985 to >900 in 1996. During the 1996-1997 school year there were 914 SBHCs, 32% of which were located in elementary schools. Despite the relatively large number of elementary SBHCs in existence, SBHCs serving elementary-aged students are not adequately represented in the literature. OBJECTIVE To analyze physica...

AUTHOR Moustafa, Brenda Martin TITLE Multisensory Approaches and Learning Styles Theory in the Elementary School: Summary of Reference Papers. PUB DATE 1999-00-00 NOTE 12p. PUB TYPE Reports Descriptive (141) EDRS PRICE MF01/PC01 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS *Cognitive Style; Educational Theories; Elementary Education; Elementary School Students; Instructional Effectiveness; *Multisensory Learning;...

background it is obvious that most of informal learnings of social skills and constructive plays occur in school yards and play-fields where children spend much of their non-official time of teaching. this study aimed to investigate the impact of schools' open space on learning and educational achievement of elementary students in ahvaz, southwest of iran. materials and methods at a cross-...