Classroom re-design to facilitate student learning: a case-study of changes to a university classroom.

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dc.contributor.authorPerks, Tom
dc.contributor.authorOrr, Doug
dc.contributor.authorAlomari, Elham
dc.date.accessioned2019-04-01T03:17:57Z
dc.date.available2019-04-01T03:17:57Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.descriptionOpen accessen_US
dc.description.abstractThis case study examines the physical aspects of a particular university classroom, and what affect specific changes to the classroom had on the perceptions of students, instructors and observers regarding the room as an effective learning space. We compare survey and focus group data collected from students taking courses in the classroom prior to changes to the physical environment with comparable data from students taking courses in the same classroom after specific changes had been made. Immediately following changes to the classroom, notable increases were observed in reported perceptions of student satisfaction with the physical environment, including perceptions of the classroom as a more effective and engaging learning space. Similar perceptions of improvement as a teaching-learning space were reported by instructors and observers. However, subsequent follow-up data collection and analyses suggested little if any sustained increase in perceptions of efficacy of the room as a learning space; indeed, most reported variables returned to baseline levels. The implications of these findings and their relevance to classroom design nevertheless may provide insight regarding the manner in which physical space might support or even enhance teaching and learning.en_US
dc.description.peer-reviewYesen_US
dc.identifier.citationPerks, T., Orr, D., & Alomari, E. (2016). Classroom re-design to facilitate student learning: A case study of changes to a university classroom. Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 1691), 53-68. doi: 10.14434/josotl.v16i1.19190en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10133/5313
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherIndiana University. Faculty Academy on Excellence in Teachingen_US
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Sociologyen_US
dc.publisher.facultyArts and Scienceen_US
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Lethbridgeen_US
dc.publisher.urlhttps://dx.doi.org/10.14434/josotl.v16i1.19190
dc.subjectLearning spacesen_US
dc.subjectActive learningen_US
dc.subjectClassroomsen_US
dc.subjectTeaching and learning environmenten_US
dc.subjectClassroom designen_US
dc.titleClassroom re-design to facilitate student learning: a case-study of changes to a university classroom.en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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