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‘Serene Classroom’ Minimizes Noise For More Conducive Learning, Zaiton Haron, Khairulzan Yahya, Nadirah Darus, Rafidah Mohd Yussup, Abdullah Zawawi Awang, Norelyza Hussien, Ain Naadia Mazlan, Rozana Zakaria, Mohammad Ismail, Noramera Nabila Amir Nizam, Ahmad Syakir Farhan A Kassim, Nur Syalyana Malek, Rifa Rafida Rifki, Helmi Kamaludin, Syamsul Hafiz Yaakob, Zaliza Haron, Sheikh Izat Azhar Sheikh Ahmad

ASEAN Journal of Community Engagement

Noise pollution can be categorized as a danger in silence. In school, noise pollution inhibits the focus of learning, impairs learning and cognitive development, for example, students' skills to think and understand both oral and written comprehension may be hampered by noise. Many schools in Malaysia experience excessive noise pollution as their locations are very near busy roads. This will be one factor that hinders the implementation of the education system in producing holistic students in order to prepare for the 4IR era. Knowing the importance of this problem, a group of researchers from UTM GREENPrompt, School of Civil Engineering, …