Room use is influenced by;
Culture - of the subject, of the institution and beyond Social - including the teaching and learning dynamic, and the pedagogy
physical design - including any technology [digital or otherwise]. - [adapted from horne-martin 2004] A paper by p.woolner et al 2007l, reviewed imperical evidence behind physical design research in the area. They did this for the schools for future initiative. Highlights include;
The are some obvious basics you need, lighting temperature, air quality, noise reduction that are backed up by research. Cost benefits - as there is little evidence, would money be better spent elsewhere. The conclusion is 'yes' unless users are involved. Colour - there is no clear evidence, but the suggestion is made use of colour behind the teacher to aid concentration. Colour is also highly visible, and is noticed by students [as in my own research] therefore it is suggested that this could make an impact on student conception of room quality [maxwell 2000]. Nice quote from student 'a giant magnolia prison' [burke, grosvener [2003] sundstrom [1987] warns claims are always over optimistic for affect of colour. 'wow' factor - there are no longitutinal studies, but there are fears over initial enthusiasm draining away. Displaying student work - increased feelings of ownership, involvement leading to improved motivation [killeen et al 2003] Change for change sake - can be stimulating [gump 1987]. Rivlin and wolfe 1985 say its rare that anyone moves furniture in the classroom or aeven the home. User centred design - builds ownership. But this needs to be at a deep level and at different stages Architectural determinism - warnings that there is an over estimation of affect design has on human activity. Brennan et al work on open plan offices 2002. [Horne 1999] humans resort to coping with environments if they have no involvement in design.
The are some obvious basics you need, lighting temperature, air quality, noise reduction that are backed up by research. Cost benefits - as there is little evidence, would money be better spent elsewhere. The conclusion is 'yes' unless users are involved. Colour - there is no clear evidence, but the suggestion is made use of colour behind the teacher to aid concentration. Colour is also highly visible, and is noticed by students [as in my own research] therefore it is suggested that this could make an impact on student conception of room quality [maxwell 2000]. Nice quote from student 'a giant magnolia prison' [burke, grosvener [2003] sundstrom [1987] warns claims are always over optimistic for affect of colour. 'wow' factor - there are no longitutinal studies, but there are fears over initial enthusiasm draining away. Displaying student work - increased feelings of ownership, involvement leading to improved motivation [killeen et al 2003] Change for change sake - can be stimulating [gump 1987]. Rivlin and wolfe 1985 say its rare that anyone moves furniture in the classroom or aeven the home. User centred design - builds ownership. But this needs to be at a deep level and at different stages Architectural determinism - warnings that there is an over estimation of affect design has on human activity. Brennan et al work on open plan offices 2002. [Horne 1999] humans resort to coping with environments if they have no involvement in design.
Culture - of the subject, of the institution and beyond Social - including the teaching and learning dynamic, and the pedagogy
physical design - including any technology [digital or otherwise]. - [adapted from horne-martin 2004] A paper by p.woolner et al 2007l, reviewed imperical evidence behind physical design research in the area. They did this for the schools for future initiative. Highlights include;
The are some obvious basics you need, lighting temperature, air quality, noise reduction that are backed up by research. Cost benefits - as there is little evidence, would money be better spent elsewhere. The conclusion is 'yes' unless users are involved. Colour - there is no clear evidence, but the suggestion is made use of colour behind the teacher to aid concentration. Colour is also highly visible, and is noticed by students [as in my own research] therefore it is suggested that this could make an impact on student conception of room quality [maxwell 2000]. Nice quote from student 'a giant magnolia prison' [burke, grosvener [2003] sundstrom [1987] warns claims are always over optimistic for affect of colour. 'wow' factor - there are no longitutinal studies, but there are fears over initial enthusiasm draining away. Displaying student work - increased feelings of ownership, involvement leading to improved motivation [killeen et al 2003] Change for change sake - can be stimulating [gump 1987]. Rivlin and wolfe 1985 say its rare that anyone moves furniture in the classroom or aeven the home. User centred design - builds ownership. But this needs to be at a deep level and at different stages Architectural determinism - warnings that there is an over estimation of affect design has on human activity. Brennan et al work on open plan offices 2002. [Horne 1999] humans resort to coping with environments if they have no involvement in design.
Room use is influenced by;
Culture - of the subject, of the institution and beyond Social - including the teaching and learning dynamic, and the pedagogy
physical design - including any technology [digital or otherwise]. - [adapted from horne-martin 2004]
The are some obvious basics you need, lighting temperature, air quality, noise reduction that are backed up by research. Cost benefits - as there is little evidence, would money be better spent elsewhere. The conclusion is 'yes' unless users are involved. Colour - there is no clear evidence, but the suggestion is made use of colour behind the teacher to aid concentration. Colour is also highly visible, and is noticed by students [as in my own research] therefore it is suggested that this could make an impact on student conception of room quality [maxwell 2000]. Nice quote from student 'a giant magnolia prison' [burke, grosvener [2003] sundstrom [1987] warns claims are always over optimistic for affect of colour. 'wow' factor - there are no longitutinal studies, but there are fears over initial enthusiasm draining away. Displaying student work - increased feelings of ownership, involvement leading to improved motivation [killeen et al 2003] Change for change sake - can be stimulating [gump 1987]. Rivlin and wolfe 1985 say its rare that anyone moves furniture in the classroom or aeven the home. User centred design - builds ownership. But this needs to be at a deep level and at different stages Architectural determinism - warnings that there is an over estimation of affect design has on human activity. Brennan et al work on open plan offices 2002. [Horne 1999] humans resort to coping with environments if they have no involvement in design.
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