Environment Elvaluation

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Environment Evaluation

Annette Williams

ECE671: Management and Administration of Early Childhood Programs

Instructor Guevara

March 9, 2020

Environment Evaluation

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The environment to be observed is the preschooler classroom. Color has been used

efficiently in the classroom to enhance students' learning. The most dominant colors are yellow

and red, and these colors tend to bring excitement to children and increase their brain activity.

The floor covering is a mat that contains letters of the alphabet and the wall coverings have

different flags and shapes. The three recommendations for improvement in the classroom

environment are to incorporate natural light into the classroom, provide adequate materials for

learning and use more wall coverings to enhance children's learning and understanding.

The classroom lighting scheme should consist of both natural and artificial light. Both

students and teachers would benefit from incorporating natural light into the classroom. “Natural

light is shown to benefit the health, concentration and even test scores of pupils” (Cassidy et al,

2015). Architectural constraints may, however, limit the incorporation of natural light into the

classroom. there should be an optimum illuminance of light. This is because low illuminance

leads to reduced concentration while high illuminance affects the concentration of students

negatively.

Adequate learning materials should be provided such as lacing cards, wooden pattern

blocks, trace-n-erase chalkboards, LEGO blocks, puppets, Magna-tiles, and puzzles. “Using

puppets to talk to children adds an element of fun to teaching an important lesson” (Hirsh-Pasek

et al, 2017). Wooden block patterns would improve math learning amongst the students. Lacing

cards would be effective in helping children gain fine motor skills while the trace-n-erase

chalkboard would be useful in teaching students the letters of the alphabet.

More wall coverings can be added. These may include the calendar and paintings of

various wild animals such as zebras, lions, and elephants. The modes of transport may also be

included in the walls such as buses, bicycles, motorcycles, ships, and planes. The strengths of the

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2. natural

are you saying that there is

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3. provided

so the room you observed is

lacking sufficient materials?

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classroom design were an appropriate use of colors, use of floor coverings and availability of a

woodwork area. Two bright colors were used; red and yellow.

These colors would increase the brain activity of students. The floor coverings contained

letters of the alphabet, and this would enable the children to grasp the letters easily. Floor

coverings can easily be seen by students because they observe the floor most of the time. By

having letters of the alphabet written on the floor, students get a chance to view and familiarize

themselves with the letters of the alphabet. “Floor coverings are the foundation for

positive learning environments in the education sector. They can make an important contribution

towards students and teachers feeling comfortable, motivated to perform and staying healthy”

(Cassidy et al, 2015). Woodwork area would be useful for using tools such as wooden blocks for

learning. Students can practice doing various activities such as counting that enhance their

mathematical skills and gross and motor skills.

I think both the strengths and recommendations should be improved to enhance the level

of understanding of children and increase their concentration. Improving the strengths would

also improve the speed of learning of the children. The strengths can be improved by conducting

more research to identify the right mix of colors to use and what to include in the floor

coverings. Administrators can use the standards for the learning environment or assess the effect

of more strengths on the learning of the children before they implement new designs.

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REFERENCES

Cassidy, D. J., Hestenes, L. L., Hegde, A., Hestenes, S., & Mims, S. (2015). Measurement of

quality in preschool child care classrooms: An exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis of

the early childhood environment rating scale-revised. Early Childhood Research

Quarterly, 20(3), 345-360.

Hirsh-Pasek, K., Hyson, M. C., & Rescorla, L. (2017). Academic environments in preschool: Do

they pressure or challenge young children. Early Education and Development, 1(6), 401-423.

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