Main features of an ideal learning space : a user-based description
Abstract
This paper presents a method to define an ideal learning space from a key user perspective. The target group, upper secondary school students in a Finnish city, was addressed through two online surveys. In these we sought to establish the features that the students considered to be most important in a learning space. The aim was to adapt the redevelopment of school premises to the users’ cultural practices. Two survey methods were employed in the surveys. In the first, students described in their own words what makes an ideal learning space. In the second, students assessed a list of 21 features using a three-point scale. They also assessed a list of 19 learning space factors in terms of their negative impact on learning. Furthermore, the students indicated the top four features on the list of positive impacts on learning. The three lists were then aligned in the analysis to discern possible discrepancies. Finally, in order to establish the main characteristics of an ideal learning space, the top-feature lists were compared to the students’ verbal descriptions of an inspirational and motivational learning space.
Main Authors
Format
Conferences
Conference paper
Published
2014
Series
Subjects
Publication in research information system
Publisher
Oulun yliopisto
Original source
https://journal.fi/atut/article/view/47183
The permanent address of the publication
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:jyu-202208174173Use this for linking
Parent publication ISBN
978-952-62-0635-6
Review status
Non-peer reviewed
ISSN
0357-8704
Conference
Annual symposium of architectural research
Language
Finnish
Published in
Julkaisu / Oulun yliopisto, arkkitehtuurin osasto. A.
Is part of publication
Proceedings of the 6th Symposium of Architectural Research 2014 : Designing and Planning the Built Environment for Human Well-Being
Citation
- Lievonen, M., & Kinnunen, P. (2014). Main features of an ideal learning space : a user-based description. In Proceedings of the 6th Symposium of Architectural Research 2014 : Designing and Planning the Built Environment for Human Well-Being (pp. 237-244). Oulun yliopisto. Julkaisu / Oulun yliopisto, arkkitehtuurin osasto. A., 61. https://journal.fi/atut/article/view/47183
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