The impact of classroom design on pupils' learning: Final results of a holistic, multi-level analysis

Assessments have been made of 153 classrooms in 27 schools in order to identify the impact of the physical classroom features on the academic progress of the 3766 pupils who occupied each of those specific spaces.
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\nThis study confirms the utility of the naturalness, individuality and stimulation (or more memorably, SIN) conceptual model as a vehicle to organise and study the full range of sensory impacts experienced by an individual occupying a given space. In this particular case the naturalness design principle accounts for around 50% of the impact on learning, with the other two accounting for roughly a quarter each.
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\nWithin this structure, seven key design parameters have been…

• EA
  Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council

  Awards: EP/E001882/1, EP/J015709/1, EP/E001882/1
• IM
  Intelligent Manufacturing Research Center