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Vânia Carlos; Gabriela Reses; Sandra C. Soares – Interactive Learning Environments, 2024
As spaces, physical or virtual, are change agents and can have an impact on learning, the power of built pedagogy is being acknowledged in Higher Education. Emphasis is being placed on the design of Active Learning Spaces (ALS) and its impact on pedagogy, by fostering active learning. However, the field is fragmented, due to a profusion of terms…
Descriptors: Literature Reviews, Content Analysis, Classroom Design, Educational Environment
Khamitova, Aiman – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2023
Current educational research and practice urge the reconceptualization of learning spaces' design, development, and usage. However, only some research studies address the formation of innovative learning spaces in higher education. This systematic mapping review (Grant & Booth. "Health Information & Libraries Journal," 26,…
Descriptors: Educational Innovation, Higher Education, Educational Environment, Classroom Design
Bruce S. Rawlings; Sarah J. Cutting – Educational Psychology Review, 2024
Whether schools help or hinder creativity is a topic of vibrant, international debate. Some contend that the focus on structure, rote learning and standardised assessments associated with formal education stifles children's creativity. Others argue that creativity, much like numeracy or literacy, is a skill that can be taught, and educational…
Descriptors: Creativity, Education, 21st Century Skills, Creative Thinking
Fanning/Howey Associates, Inc., Celina, OH. – 1997
To demonstrate the impact facilities can have on learning, some exemplary elementary schools that made the decision to provide a good educational environment are presented. To assess the impact of these facilities, students, teachers, parents, superintendents, and other administrators were interviewed. The book opens with a discussion of whether…
Descriptors: Architecture, Building Design, Classroom Design, Educational Environment

Rettig, Michael – Education and Training in Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities, 1998
Addresses six environmental variables that can influence the behaviors of young children with disabilities: theoretical orientation of the program, amount of space available, classroom arrangement, length of the play period, effects of social vs. isolate toys, and the effects of different quantities of toys. (Author/CR)
Descriptors: Child Behavior, Class Organization, Classroom Design, Disabilities
Weinstein, Carol S. – Educational Technology, 1981
Reviews some of the most relevant research regarding classroom design, draws from this research a number of principles for the design and management of classroom space, and discusses issues that need to be examined with respect to the effective use of the physical environment in instruction. Forty-two references are listed. (Author/CHC)
Descriptors: Classroom Design, Classroom Environment, Educational Environment, Educational Facilities Design

Conners, Dennis A. – Theory into Practice, 1983
Research dealing with the design of the school physical environment and its effect on stress in students and teachers is examined. The design of both the school's overall environment and the individual classrooom unit may affect student and teacher attitudes and student achievement. (PP)
Descriptors: Classroom Design, Educational Environment, Educational Facilities Design, Elementary Secondary Education

Dyck, James – Montessori Life, 2002
Reviews current literature--noting limitations--and provides observations regarding the impact on learning of six physical attributes of the Montessori prepared environment: aesthetics, spatial factors, light, noise, color, and temperature. Suggests guidelines for Montessori classrooms. Concludes by asserting that considering these six…
Descriptors: Aesthetics, Classroom Design, Classroom Environment, Color
Polette, Doug, Ed. – 1991
This monograph provides guidelines for the technology teacher education facility planner. The first chapter is a general introduction. Chapter 2 describes a procedure that may be used to design a technology teacher education laboratory or to remodel a traditional industrial arts laboratory. These five sequential components are discussed:…
Descriptors: Classroom Design, Educational Environment, Educational Facilities Design, Educational Facilities Improvement
Conners, Dennis A. – 1981
Defining stress as a "misfit" between individual needs and environmental attributes, this paper reviews research on areas where the designed environment, on both a schoolwide and a classroom level, interacts with the educational process. These interactions are considered from the perspective of stresses imposed on both teachers and students. The…
Descriptors: Classroom Design, Crowding, Educational Environment, Educational Facilities Design
Earthman, Glen, I.; Lemasters, Linda – 1996
The most persistent question in the field of school facility planning relates to that of the relationship between the built environment and the performance and behavior of users, particularly students. Ways in which the built environment affects two student variables--student achievement and student behavior--are explored. The first variable is…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Classroom Design, Educational Environment, Educational Facilities Design