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Gordy, Xiaoshan Zhu; Carr, Elizabeth O.; Zhang, Lei; Bailey, Jessica H. – Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 2020
Active learning spaces emerged at the turn of the twenty-first century. The active learning space design represents not only an overhaul of traditional classrooms' physical appearances but also reflects a paradigm shift from teacher-centered learning to student-centered learning. Current available research mainly focused on student academic…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Group Dynamics, Classroom Design, Classroom Environment
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Mäkelä, Tiina; Helfenstein, Sacha; Lerkkanen, Marja-Kristiina; Poikkeus, Anna-Maija – Learning Environments Research, 2018
The present educational design research involved analysing Finnish upper secondary school students' participation in the improvement of their psychosocial and technology-enhanced physical learning environment (LE). It examined which LE characteristics students considered important when redesigning their LE, and whether they felt that their ideas…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Participation, Secondary School Students, Educational Environment
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Sommer, Robert; Olsen, Helge – Environment and Behavior, 1980
Described are the procedures utilized to design and implement the conversion of a traditional college classroom into a softer, aesthetically more pleasing room. (BT)
Descriptors: Behavior, Classroom Design, Classroom Environment, Classroom Furniture
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Veltri, Sandra; Banning, James H.; Davies, Timothy Gray – College Student Journal, 2006
This qualitative case study investigated how community college students perceived specific classroom attributes as contributing to or hindering their learning. The study addressed three questions: What has been the role of students in classroom design within the community college campus? How do students assess the classroom's physical design…
Descriptors: Physical Environment, Classroom Design, Classroom Environment, Community Colleges