Abstract

What Environmental Factors Influence

Learning & How They Can Be Improved
By: Naomi Brady
Albert Einstein once said, I never teach my pupils, I only attempt to provide the
conditions in which they can learn. Never has the meaning of this quote been more
applicable than in modern secondary education. The goal of my personal project is to
identify what environmental factors influence a typical students ability to learn, to
distinguish what components make up the ideal education setting, and to improve our
specific learning environment. As a demonstration/experiment, I narrowed my search
down to 5 defining factors (Lighting, Music, Scent, Color, & Plants), and implemented
each into a different high school classroom, at IIA-NT. As a final product, I plan to
conclude my research and experiment findings into a form of communication (website,
brochure, etc.) to share with both my own schools administration & teaching staff, but
also to publish on the internet for future researchers/schools to use.