Date of Graduation
5-2023
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Architecture
Degree Level
Undergraduate
Department
Architecture
Advisor/Mentor
Webb, Jennifer
Committee Member/Reader
Turner, Alison
Committee Member/Second Reader
Speight, Renee
Abstract
This paper identifies interventions that primary schools should implement to make their physical environments more conducive to learning for students with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and, by extension, the entire student body. The school environment's impact on children is often underestimated, leaving children to be blamed for issues that could have been prevented. This oversight is mainly caused by a general need for more understanding of these students and this environment's vital role because of the limited research on both. The evidence-based interventions developed are based on a review of research on the impact of the school environment and ADHD in children. This research was focused on children in primary school, mainly Kindergarten through 6th grade. The research focused on the role of nature, light, and classroom organization to identify seven interventions that can potentially improve the school environment. Further research is needed to test these interventions and better understand the relationship between the school environment and student success.
Keywords
Primary School, ADHD, Physical Learning Environment, Academic Achievement
Citation
Lents, C. (2023). ADHD in Classroom Design. Architecture Undergraduate Honors Theses Retrieved from https://scholarworks.uark.edu/archuht/64