Learning environment

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Concept Of learning environment Two main components: i. Physical component includes all physical settings such as classroom, teaching aids and facilities inside & outside the classroom. ii.Psychosocial component includes safety, cleanliness, healthy and other humanity elements.

Bronfenbrenners ecological theory

Focuses

on the influence of people and environment in which children live and contact with. Consists of FIVE environmental systems: i. Microsystem ii.Mesosystem iii.Exosystem iv.Macrosystem v.Chronosystem

Microsystem
Refers

to a setting in which children interact with parents, peers, teachers at home, school and their surrounding.

MESOSYSTEM
Linkage

between microsystems such as family and school, family and peers, an so on. According to Bronfenbrenner, pupils who were given positive interaction and communication in the mesosystem showed better performance in class.

exosystem
External

setting in which the pupils do not play an active role, but they are indirectly influenced by the result of the roles played by the communities.

macrosystem
Refers

to a setting that involves cultural influence. Influencing factors are: i. Gender ii.Ethnicity iii.Custom iv.Values v.Socioeconomic status

chronosystem
Focuses

on sociohistorical conditions and events that influence childrens development.

The importance of ecological theory

Reminds

the educators not only emphasize the learning environment in the classroom, bur also outside the classroom.

Implications of ecological theory in teaching & learning

Teachers

should consider comprehensively of the five environmental systems that influence pupils development. Specifically focus on the connection between the pupils and their families through formal and informal contact. Identify the importance roles of the community, sociocultural and socioeconomic status that influence

Classroom management & conducive learning environment

Guy

R. Lefrancois (1999) classroom management is a comprehensive term for a variety of teacher actions designed to facilitate teaching and learning in classroom, including disciplinary actions, daily routines, seating arrangements, and the scheduling of lessons.

Effective classroom management

A

process to establish and maintain a conducive learning environment and climate for teaching and learning to attain its educational objectives. Factors that influence conducive learning environment : i. Physical ii.Social iii.Emotional

Which classroom Do you prefer??

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physical factors
Three

main physical factors: i. Seating arrangement ii.Physical facilities iii.Notice boards

Social factors
Fontana

D. (1985) identifies some of the individual differences that influence classroom management. Five individual differences: i. Age related differences ii.Ability related differences iii.Sex related differences iv.Socio economic related differences v.Culturally related differences

Emotional factors
Wragg, E. C. (1981) identified a range of commonly viewpoint held by teachers on classroom management. i. Authoritarian approach ii.Permissive approach iii.Behaviour modification approach iv.Interpersonal relationship approach v.Scientific approach vi.Social systems approach

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