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- Report: Classroom Design Improves Student Engagement — from campustechnology.com by Joshua Bolkan | 07/22/14
Classrooms designed for active learning can improve student engagement, according to new research from Steelcase, a company that provides furniture for use in educational settings.
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Findings of the study, which was conducted by Lennie Scott Webber, director of education environments globally at Steelcase Education and appeared in the peer-reviewed Planning for Higher Education Journal, include:
- Seventy-two percent of students surveyed said that making their classroom more flexible improved their motivation to attend class;
- Eighty-four percent of participating students said they were more engaged in classroom activities in a flexible classroom;
- Seventy-two percent of students surveyed told researchers that they believed they would earn a higher grade in the flexible classroom;
- Students rated the flexible classroom higher on 12 different measures of engagement, such as collaboration, focus, comfort with participation and active involvement; and
- When measured, student engagement levels were higher in the flexible classrooms than in the traditional classroom with row and columns of desks.