What Study Environments Best Boost Results? 研究显示环境能促进学业成绩？

In hoping to provide our children with the best possible education, emphasis is often given to choosing the right curriculum or finding a school that boasts impressive test scores. Though while it’s certainly important to examine these factors, there’s another necessary, and often overlooked, consideration that greatly impacts student learning and achievement – the environment.

为了在我们能力范围内给学生最好的教育，我们经常强调选择合适的课程，或者是选择一所有优异学业成绩的学校。尽管上述两个原因都很重要，但还有一个很重要却经常被忽视的因素，就是学校的学习环境——这对学生的学习及学业有重大的影响。

Anecdotal evidence has long suggested a link between learning environment and learning outcomes, yet research is now more and more supporting those claims.  A recent study at The University of Salford even found that the classroom environment can affect students' learning and academic progress by as much as 25%.

轶事证据显示出学习环境和学习成果之间存在联系。一些研究也开始支持上述说法。在索尔福德大学最近的一项研究表明教室的环境对学生学习及学业成绩的影响高达25%。

But what does this mean for teachers and parents?  How can learning environments be shaped to best nurture students and improve learning outcomes?  Devreaux Poole, Learning and Teaching Coordinator at Yew Chung International School of Beijing, explains what actions can be taken in classrooms and at home to provide students with the environment most conducive to deep learning and growth.

这对老师和家长意味着什么？该如何塑造学习环境教导学生并提高学习成绩？ 北京耀中国际学校学习及教学主管Devreaux Poole进一步阐释，我们其实可以在家和课室中为学生提供有益于学生深层学习及成长的环境。

To read Mr Poole’s tips, and to learn more about how optimized learning environments can boost student achievement, please click “Read more” below.

想了解Devreaux Poole提供的优化学习环境的温馨提示，请点击“阅读原文。”

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