NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Audience
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Showing 1 to 15 of 18 results Save | Export
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Laurie O. Campbell; Caitlin Frawley; Glenn W. Lambie; Xueying Gao – Learning Environments Research, 2024
Factors that support learner engagement and achievement are vast. School learning environments can promote care for learners. The present year-long study examined the "Designed Caring Classroom Intervention" in 17 s grade classrooms in a large school district. To examine the effect of the intervention on second grade learners'…
Descriptors: Grade 2, Academic Achievement, Intervention, Classroom Environment
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Murphy, Michael P. A. – International Journal for Academic Development, 2020
In addition to their pedagogical benefits, active learning classrooms constitute an important topic of research and have renewed debates on the impact of the built environment on education. However, this literature sometimes overlooks the experiences of learners by focusing on the design and practice of teaching in active learning classrooms. The…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Educational Benefits, Student Experience, Classroom Environment
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Holec, Victoria; Marynowski, Richelle – Teaching & Learning Inquiry, 2020
Active learning has experienced a recent resurgence with the advent of specialized active learning classrooms. While the fundamental theory behind active learning is anything but new, a relatively recent finding is that active learning pedagogies thrive in suitable active learning classrooms. To date, studies of active learning have focused on…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Active Learning, Self Evaluation (Individuals), Classroom Environment
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Szpytma, Cezary; Szpytma, Magdalena – Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education, 2022
The present educational paradigm, fundamentally unchanged since the 19th century, does not meet 21st-century educational needs. This paradigm shift must be accompanied by a strong educational architecture that fosters the skills needed for 21st-century success including creativity and cultural awareness. The present study investigates the primary…
Descriptors: Educational Facilities Design, Case Studies, Elementary Schools, Social Change
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Finn, Roxanne – International Journal of Inclusive Education, 2021
An historical commitment to child-centred pedagogy notwithstanding, classrooms for an increasing diversity of young people are constituted by their constrained affordances for learning; a single teacher, configurations of tables and chairs, and digital resources. The remit of teaching in such confines perpetuates passivity, a one size fits all…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Student Diversity, Inclusion, Learning Processes
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Bergström, Peter; Rönnlund, Maria; Tieva, Åse – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2020
This paper reports on a research and development project based upon problems in upper secondary school, namely students' lack of engagement, passive learning and students' absence from school. Looking to solve this problem, a group of upper secondary school teachers came across and saw potential in the concept, physical space and method of the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, High School Students, High School Teachers, Active Learning
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Bent, Tessa; Knapp, Julia S.; Robinson, Jill K. – Journal of Learning Spaces, 2020
Active learning classrooms (ALCs) support teaching approaches that foster greater interaction and student engagement. However, a common challenge for instructors who teach in ALCs is to provide adequate assistance to students while implementing collaborative activities. This study examined the impact of teaching assistants in a large ALC. The…
Descriptors: Teaching Assistants, Active Learning, Classroom Design, Expertise
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Sanchez Gibau, Gina; Kissel, Francia; Labode, Modupe – Journal of Teaching and Learning with Technology, 2019
Teaching introductory courses to college freshmen requires innovative pedagogies, which are often powered by new advanced technologies that potentially increase student engagement. In addition, instructors may also plan and deploy active-learning strategies that first consider the physical spaces in which learning will take place. Effective…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, College Freshmen, Active Learning, Cooperative Learning
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Haines, Karen; Maurice-Takerei, Lisa – Journal of Learning Spaces, 2019
Institutions may invest heavily into building and equipping new learning teaching spaces with the intention of encouraging active and collaborative learning to occur. However, there may not be a concomitant shift in teachers' existing pedagogical practices. This qualitative study examined the perspectives of thirty-two tertiary teachers across a…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Space Utilization, Educational Practices, College Faculty
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Rago, Lauren – Art Education, 2018
In an effort to facilitate an environment that values learner-centered artmaking with student-driven outcomes, the author decided to implement a unit that she researched using qualitative methods. In the unit, "Painting Without Paintbrushes," 1st-graders crafted and used nontraditional tools as paint applicators. During the unit,…
Descriptors: Studio Art, Student Centered Learning, Units of Study, Art Activities
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Acton, Renae – Journal of Learning Spaces, 2018
Lecture halls, an enduring feature of higher education landscapes, are undergoing a spatial revolution. These materialize pedagogic imaginaries of technology-enhanced, student-centered learning. This article investigates the pedagogic performance of a contemporary lecture theater in regional Australia, distanced from a capital city, presenting…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Classroom Design, School Space, Student Centered Learning
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Hershkovitz, Arnon; Shamaly, Amran – AERA Online Paper Repository, 2017
This exploratory study examines classroom dynamics, specifically instructional strategy, teacher location and teacher-student interactions, in the one-to-one classroom (where each student has their own tablet). We have conducted quantitative field observations that produced fine-grained data of three English teachers during 5-6 lessons. As…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Teacher Student Relationship, Interaction, Handheld Devices
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Carter, Margaret Anne; Lundberg, Anita; Geerlings, Lennie R. C.; Bhati, Abhishek – Asia Pacific Journal of Education, 2019
The rapidly changing workforce of the C21st places increasing demands on higher education institutions to produce graduates who possess sound academic credentials and key skills, and who furthermore demonstrate the ability to transfer knowledge and skills from their studies to the workplace. This paper begins with a definition of key/core skills,…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Transfer of Training, Employment Potential, College Students
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Knaub, Alexis V.; Foote, Kathleen T.; Henderson, Charles; Dancy, Melissa; Beichner, Robert J. – International Journal of STEM Education, 2016
Background: The characteristics of the classroom environment play an important role in shaping teaching practices and supporting research-based instructional strategies. One instructional strategy that has reimagined the classroom is the Student-Centered Active Learning Environment with Upside-Down Pedagogies (SCALE-UP). SCALE-UP uses studio-style…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Teaching Methods, Educational Strategies, Student Centered Learning
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Rands, Melissa L.; Gansemer-Topf, Ann M. – Journal of Learning Spaces, 2017
A responsive case study evaluation approach utilizing interviews and focus groups collected student and faculty perspectives on examined how instructors and students utilized a newly redesigned active learning space at Iowa State University and the relationship of this design with environmental and behavioral factors of student engagement. The…
Descriptors: Classroom Design, Learner Engagement, Case Studies, Semi Structured Interviews
Previous Page | Next Page »
Pages: 1  |  2