School Building Defects: Impacts Teaching and Learning Environmentv

Abstract

This paper focus point is common building defects that usually give result instead of the negative impacts on the teaching and learning environment school buildings in Malaysia. An overview of common defects is involved in the school building, which will facilitate a comparative school building performance. The study stated the failure to control the critical defects in the school building and then concluded that they are affecting the teaching and learning environment. Thus, this study aimed to identify the building defects that commonly happen in school buildings in Malaysia. Next, identified the critical elements of school building involved in defects. It also analyzed the effect of school building defects towards the teaching and learning environment. A literature review was conducted to analysis the common building defects involved at the school building. Beside, this paper reviewed, summarized, and discussed the common building defects that usually happen in the school buildings and the effect to the teaching and learning environment. The survey instruments used in this study were random questionnaire distribution to fifty (50) respondents and interview with ten (10) teachers. The findings had shown that major defects in the school buildings are peeling paint, dampness, and cracked wall. The finding revealed that school building defects mostly affected students’ concentration and attendance where it found from the majority of interview participants, thereby giving a direct impact on the environment of teaching and learning. This paper provides the current information, knowledge and findings that related with common types of school building defects that may affect students’ performance. Therefore, it will assist the school building management, building facilities and other professionals to clarify the specific building defects more early based on the current findings.