The Impact of School Environments : A literature review Produced for the Design Council

By Steven I. Higgins, E. Hall, Kate Wall, P. Woolner, C. McCaughey. 2005

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Learning space preferences of higher education students (2016, background): “Once these are attained, the impact of place characteristics on preferred learning spaces may be less significant [55].”
Changed learning through changed space: When can a participatory approach to the learning environment challenge preconceptions and alter practice? (2012, background): “Historical examples, contradictory and inconclusive research evidence and contemporary experiences of school settings show that the relationship of education and physical environment is complex and interactive (e.g. Saint, 1987; Higgins et al., 2005; Weinstein, 1979: Gislason, 2010).”
Effects of the Physical Environment on Cognitive Load and Learning: Towards a New Model of Cognitive Load (2014, background): “Whereas this is a useful theoretical distinction, it should be noted beforehand that it is often difficult to determine the influence of the physical learning environment on learning because of its complex multidimensional character (Higgins et al. 2005).”
The evaluation of physical learning environments: a critical review of the literature (2014, unknown): “…(Beare 2000; Buckley et al. 2005; Clarke 2001; Cleveland 2011; Edwards and Clarke 2002; Fisher 2004; Hartnell-Young 2006; Heppell et al. 2004; Higgins et al. 2005; Lackney 1999; Lippman 2007; Monahan 2005; Newton and Fisher 2009; Upitis 2010; Stevenson 2007; Taylor 2009; Wall et al. 2008;…”
The walls speak: the interplay of quality facilities, school climate, and student achievement (2008, background): “Several recent reviews document relationships between various school building design features and academic outcomes (Earthman, 2004; Earthman and Lemasters, 1996, 1998; Higgins et al., 2005; Lemasters, 1997; Schneider, 2002).”
Learning The Hard Way: The Effect of Violent Conflict on Student Academic Achievement (2019, background): “Even though there is no consensus on which speciﬁc characteristics matter most, several studies have documented the importance of the quality of school infrastructures and of classroom design for the learning process (Higgins et al. 2005; Cleveland and Fisher 2014).”
Architectural design and the learning environment: A framework for school design research (2010, background): “A recent report describes the ‘‘science of learning environments’’ as ‘‘remarkably underdeveloped’’ ( Higgins et al. 2005, p. 3 ). There is indeed no established framework for conducting school design research, and there have been few studies of how school architecture shapes educational practice.”