Title:
ALIGNING CREATIVE ARTS CLASSROOM TO MAXIMISE PUPILS’ ACHIEVEMENT

Authors:
Isaac Joe Swenzy Dadzie and Stephen Owusu-Ansah ,Ghana

Abstract:
Children’s improvement achievement is vital for our nation’s competitiveness. Scientific research shows how the physical classroom environment influences student achievement. This study has the primary objective of aligning creative arts classroom to maximise pupils’ achievement Six basic Schools were selected for the study in the Komenda Edina Eguafo Abrem municipality. The study employed qualitative paradigm with descriptive design. A sample size of thirty (36) participants were used for the study comprising, sixteen (16) Creative Arts teachers, eighteen (18) headmasters and two (2) official from the municipal directorate in charge of infrastructural development. The study adopted interview, observation. Data collected were analysed using descriptive and simple illustrative examples. Classroom structure, lighting, auditory range, temperature, accessibility, classroom symbols, object and décor, and virtual classroom were found to having challenges. For children to learn to their full potential, scientific evidence suggests that the classroom environment must be of minimum structural quality and contain cues signaling that all children are valued learners. Of course, the redesign of classrooms must be considered within the context of a set of larger factors that promote educational attainment, such as curriculum development and teacher training. In this research, an outlined policy implication of the scientific finding, relevant policy and specified critical features of classroom design that can improve student achievement, especially for the most vulnerable children has been recommended.