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Perceptions Of Classrooms Physical Environments And Nature On College Students, Benjamin Williams
Perceptions Of Classrooms Physical Environments And Nature On College Students, Benjamin Williams
Master of Arts in Higher Education (MAHE) Theses
The purpose of this study is to discover how students are affected by the physical environment they learn in and if the restorative benefits of nature adds to the positive experience of learning. The physical environment or the classroom, can complement the learning experience alongside with the curriculum that is being taught, but the physical environment is often overlooked. This study asks how students perceive the physical environment of college classrooms, if they see it affecting their classroom learning, and if students perceive the elements of nature to affect classroom learning. A convergent parallel mixed methods approach is used to …