The Role of Color in Improving theEducational Environment Quality (Case Study: A number of girls' elementary schools in District 2 of Isfahan)

Designing places particular for children entails desire conditions for the physical, mental, emotionaland social development in different age ranges, and this design shouldn’t bring about any disturbance in the naturalgrowth and their entertainment. In the modern educational system, the physical atmosphere of the school must bean alive and dynamic factor in the quality of educational and training activities for the students. In the creation ofphysical atmospheres based on identifying the principles of aesthetics, it is essential to put the perceptual principlesof atmosphere, context and color into practice. According to the findings of the researchers, colors has miraculouseffects on the mental and morale of human beings and the color type bring about joy, freshness, mobility or depression,tiredness, and dullness and they influence on the individuals’ performance. The present study aims to explore theappropriate atmosphere features for children`s learning and the effect of color diversity on education level and theirattraction toward the educational setting in order to enhance the quality of educational environment. To do so, 6 schoolsin Isfahan were selected randomly as the sample group. To collect data, colorful brochures (questionnaires) followed byfree questions about the educational environment were applied. When the data was analyzed, desirable results on therole of color in the educational settings and the students` interest to the educational settings were found suggesting thatthe sense of motivation and interest to educational settings are effective factors on the student`s understanding aboutschool and their educational progresses.