learning environment

Where students study

A learning environment is a setting designed or used for education—a classroom, lecture hall, or online platform.

The term encompasses physical space, instructional materials, and social dynamics: The teacher created a supportive learning environment.

It often appears in discussions of what helps or hinders student success: Noisy construction disrupted the learning environment.

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education · alternative education · curriculum · instruction · inclusive education · school culture · classroom management · assessment · milieu · scaffolding · teachable moment · group work · atmosphere · ecosystem · pedagogy · chalkboard · interactive · stimulating

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purpose/function

learning environmententertainment venue

Place for staged amusements

playground · amusement park · solitary confinement · work environment · prison cell

cognitive engagement

learning environmentecho chamber

Self-reinforcing information environment

conduciveness to growth

learning environmenthostile environment

Surroundings posing active threats

prison · sweatshop · war zone

Family

learn, learning, learned, learner, environment, environmental, learnt, learners, environments

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G