The impact of change in time and space on students' mental health amidst the Covid-19 quarantine

الملخص EN

Given the increased number of investigations on students' mental health generally and during the Covid-19 quarantine specifically, it is imperative for educators and teachers to understand how best to provide the most suitable learning environment to foster students' performance.

The problem addressed in the present study is the impact of change in the physical learning environment, mainly time and space, on students' mental health, and the extent to which it may be detrimental for students' learning outcome.

The study implored a quantitative approach in assessing this impact, 129 students from the department of English at Teachers' Higher College-ENS Laghouat have been sampled.

After analysing the obtained data using SPSS 26.

The results of the study proved the presence of a significant impact of the physical learning environment on students' mental health.

On the basis of the results, some pedagogical recommendations are suggested to raise teachers' awareness of the impact the learning atmosphere on students' performance.