Nguyễn Mai Linh – QH 2018E17

READING SUMMARY 2
THE EFFECT OF SCHOOL DESIGN ON STUDENT PERFORMANCE
I. Facts:
 Current situation of school design: Poor acoustics, poor ventilation,
insuffiecient lighting, chronic noise exposure undermine learning (Yeoman,
B., 2012) (I.C) (P175)
 Students’ perspectives on school design: dissatisfied (I.C.S) (Table 2. P177)
 Effects of school design on school achievement (P175)
- Physical features of learning spaces stimulate emotions, create a sense of
security, preparation to learn (Ariani & Mirdad; 2015) (I.E.1) (P175)
- Desirable design impoves a sense of mutual support and unity with special
attention to color diversity (Yeung, A. S., Craven,R. G., & Kaur, G., 2014)
(I.E.2) (P175)
- Students in private schools, where have better school design, perform better
than those of public kinds (I.E.3) (P177)
- Learning spaces can absorb students and affect their academic performances
(I.E.4) (P178)
 Students deserve better learning spaces and technologies
 Students should not be deprived of learning and appropriate learning
environments
II. Solutions
- Expand & redesign learning space (II.S.1) (P178)
- Provide modern technology, learning space, curricular, facilities, materials
as teaching tools (II.S.2) (P178)
III. Reasons
- Children spend most time at school, learning spaces have an effect on how
well they learn (III.R.1) (P178)
- Redesign enable students & teachers to improve learning & teaching
process (III.R.2) (P178)
 GLOSSARY 2
Words Synonym Meaning Example
Unrestrict
A sense of
security
Interior
architecture
Internal
features
Unmatched
Acoustics
Ventilation
Chronic
Undermine
Tranquilizing
Foster
Delineate
Optimal
Collaborate
Collaboration
Qualitative
Classification