Designing for Wakeful Resting (08-17-12)
Dewar and her colleagues make the case for wakeful resting, a state that can be supported by design.
Optimize Learning Outcomes
Reflection Defended (08-02-12)
Mary Immordino-Yang and colleagues have completed an analysis of existing research and conclude that “the long-lost art of introspection – even daydreaming – my be an increasingly valuable part of life.”
Student Perceptions of School Building Quality (07-27-12)
Maxwell and Schectman comprehensively evaluated student perceptions of school building quality and the educational repercussions of those assessments.
Daylighting, How To (06-26-12)
The Daylighting Collaborative presents daylighting design guidelines at the web address noted below.
Collaboration Spaces: Lessons from a Library
Students' preferred collaborative places have unique features.
School Design: Lighting and Offices
Can artificial light help students learn? Do professors prefer open-plan offices?
School Design Literature Review
Appropriate school design has a significant influence on learning and the satisfaction of teachers and students with educational environments.
Historic Buildings in the Classroom (02-28-12)
Baron examines “the interpretive processes historians engage in when ‘reading’ historic buildings,” “examines what qualifies as historical thinking about historic buildings and sites,” and ponders using historic buildings as an educational tool.
Physical Activity and School Performance (12-29-11)
Singh and colleagues reviewed the existing research on adolescent physical activity and academic performance.
Places for Kids
Well-informed designers know that children do not respond to spaces simply as short adults, and researchers have been carefully investigating walking to school, daylight preferences, and traffic crossing dangers for children.
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