Current Proceedings on Technology

Yazarlar: Hatice Derya Arslan, Kerim Cinar, Pinar Dinc

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Anahtar Kelimeler:Spatial perception,Comparison of preferences,Students,Classroom design,Lens-Model

Özet: This experimental study was conducted on primary school students and classroom teachers in order to define the components of setting and design factors of the classroom setting in which primary students will willingly study and to decide which setting and design factors are most suitable for effective learning. Visuals of 20 different classroom settings -the physical properties of which were pre-defined in detail by the control group (composed of academician architects) - were used in the scope of the study. A questionnaire form was used to collect user evaluations on the visuals; collected data were analyzed; and a Lens-Model was adopted to enable comments on the primary classroom setting. Findings and users’ perception of classroom setting were determined to differ from each other in terms of environmental and design factors. These variances also indicated age and education factors as two parameters of significant importance for perception studies. In addition, the study revealed that the Lens-Model method enables successful comparisons between the preferences of different user groups related to the same setting.

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