Effects of Classroom Design on the Memory of University Students: From a Gender Perspective
| Autor: | Nolé-Fajardo, Maria Luisa, Higuera-Trujillo, Juan Luis, Llinares Millán, María Del Carmen |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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psychological responses Universities Health Toxicology and Mutagenesis Virtual reality virtual classroom Article memory Memory Psychological responses Mathematics education gender Humans Learning classroom design Students Learning processes Hue Artificial light Perspective (graphical) Classroom design Virtual Reality Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Novelty Gender Virtual classroom Cognition learning processes ORGANIZACION DE EMPRESAS Virtual learning environment Medicine Female Psychology Mathematics |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 18, Iss 9391, p 9391 (2021) International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health RiuNet. Repositorio Institucional de la Universitat Politécnica de Valéncia instname Volume 18 Issue 17 |
| ISSN: | 1661-7827 1660-4601 |
| Popis: | [EN] Classroom design has important effects on the cognitive functions of students. However, this relationship has rarely been analysed in terms of gender. The aim of the present study, therefore, is to analyse the influence of different design variables (classroom geometry, wall colour, and artificial lighting) on university students' memories from a gender perspective. To do so, 100 university students performed a memory task while visualising different design configurations using a virtual reality setup. Key results show that certain parameters, such as 5.23 m classroom width, 10,500 Kelvin lighting colour temperature, or the blue hue on the walls influence men and women in a similar way, while a purple hue or walls with low colour saturation can generate significantly different behaviour, especially in cognitive processes such as short-term memory. In this study, the use of virtual reality proved to be a useful tool to explore the design effects of virtual learning environments, increasingly present due to training trends and catalysed by the 2020 pandemic. This is a turning point and an international novelty as it will enable the design of classrooms (both physical and virtual) that maximise the cognitive functions of learners, regardless of gender. This research was funded by the Spanish Ministry of Economy, Industry, and Competitiveness (Project BIA2017-86157-R, and PRE2018-084051). The first author is supported by Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities of Spain (FPU19/03531) |
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