ABSTRACT
Students need an engaging, stimulating, and enriching learning environment to grow and thrive. To achieve this type of rich environment, effective teachers establish and communicate guidelines for expected behavior, monitor student behavior, keep students on tasks, and infuse humor, care, and respect into the classroom interactions so as to develop a climate that is conducive to student learning. As a result, research indicates that a positive learning environment can shape student outcomes in cognitive, motivational, emotional, and behavioral domains. 1 This chapter explores the following questions related to creating and sustaining positive, robust learning environments 2
What does learning environment mean?
What does the research say about learning environment?
What are research-based quality indicators for learning environment?
How can learning environment be documented?
What are rating scale options for learning environment?
