The Importance Of Discourse Of Classrooms As Learning Environments

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The discourse of classrooms as learning environments discusses how many factors affect educational outcomes. Learning environments are spaces constructed to facilitate learning and this begins with the physical space and continues through to historical, psychological, social and cultural factors, as well as policies and discourse, that can create a learning environment. This is a report on how these aspects make the environment an integral part of the learning process. It then becomes important to determine an effective environment and then analyse what makes it effective in order to boost student achievement. Due to the nature of learning environments it is impossible for a teacher or student, to remain physically or psychologically unaffected …show more content…

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