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Effective Classroom Atmosphere

This article explores the research literature on creating an effective classroom atmosphere based on the principles of being student-centered, knowledge-centered, assessment-centered, and community-centered. It emphasizes the importance of building on students' prior knowledge, helping them develop a deep understanding of key concepts, making their thinking visible through assessment, and establishing a supportive learning community.

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Effective Classroom Atmosphere

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  1. Effective Classroom Atmosphere What the research literature says. (from How People Learn, NRC, 2000)

  2. Student Centered • An effective classroom atmosphere will be one that is student centered to the extent that the teacher builds on knowledge students bring to the learning situations.

  3. Knowledge Centered • An effective classroom atmosphere will be one that is knowledge centered to the extent that the teacher helps students develop an organized understanding of important concepts in the physics teaching discipline.

  4. Assessment Centered • An effective classroom atmosphere will be one that is assessment centered to the extent that the teacher makes students' thinking visible so that ideas can be presented and verified.

  5. Community Centered • An effective classroom atmosphere will be one that is community centered to the extent that the teacher establishes classroom norms that learning with understanding is valued, and students feel free to explore what they do not understand.

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