Elizabeth Jones is a Research Postgraduate in the Department of Psychology at Durham University.
“School can often be a very busy sensory experience, with lots of bright lights, colourful wall displays and the noisy chatter of children! Previous research has suggested that this type of environment might be distracting for pupils and deter from learning. Our research group in the Psychology Department at Durham University would like to investigate this issue in a large sample of autistic and neurotypical pupils in a controlled environment. This will allow us to understand how different sensory inputs impact children’s ability to concentrate and stay on task, before extending our findings into the classroom.
We hope that this study will be a fun experience for everyone who takes part. In our experience, children really enjoy taking part in our research as the tasks are like fun games.
“Findings from this study will also help the research team develop workshops and training for schools on the relationship between classroom design, sensory experiences and behaviour in the classroom.”
It was too irresistible to walk by without taking a look inside…
Thank you Miss Jones for bringing your interactive project to Abbot’s Lea School! We look forward to seeing you again when you share your findings with our staff team.
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