Classrooms

Traditionally, a classroom is a physical room in an educational institution in which learning takes place. Classrooms can be found in educational settings across a broad developmental span, including preschools, colleges, workplaces, and senior centers. The classroom is intended to be an indoor space void of outside distractions. However, classrooms can also be located outside a closed space; some classrooms in Tanzania are in an open field under a tree where several desks and a chalkboard are placed to provide instruction. Online classrooms, learning platforms in which interactive instruction is provided through the Internet, have also become increasingly prevalent. In this entry, the physical context and personal and interpersonal aspects of classrooms are discussed in relation to specific developmental stages.

In general, a classroom is made ...