Abstract
In recent years, the changes experienced in the educational and social field have been reflected in the growing interest in defining how the attributes of the learning space affect students. This study seeks to determine the influence exerted by the design and organization of the university classroom on motivation and social interaction. The objective was to develop and validate a measurement instrument to evaluate the impact of the university classroom design on the student, considering their physical, environmental, perceptual, and motivational attributes. The questionnaire was applied to a sample of 402 students from the University of Almeria (Spain). The reliability and content validity of the construct were analyzed. Reliability was demonstrated by a Cronbach’s alpha of 0.938 for the dimensions with quantitative cut items, being highly satisfactory. The Chi-square goodness of fit test analyzed the qualitative items. Content validity was subject to expert judgment. It is concluded that the presented instrument meets the required technical attributes, to be considered a reliable and valid educational tool for measurement.
Highlights
Introduction on Motivation and SociabilityEduc.Starting from the concept of the human being as the central axis of the learning process, the educational space of the classroom is considered as the place where students live, coexist, transfer knowledge, and, are formed as free citizens and protagonists of society
To carry out the statistical studies required in the validation of the questionnaire under study, we rely on a sample in which 402 university students participated (71.7% women and 28.3% men), between 18 and 30 years old, belonging to academic departments of the University of Almeria, during the academic year 2018–2019
Considering that there is a large volume of research that recognizes certain design factors that intervene in the classroom and in their level of impact, both in motivation [4,18,19]
Summary
Starting from the concept of the human being as the central axis of the learning process, the educational space of the classroom is considered as the place where students live, coexist, transfer knowledge, and, are formed as free citizens and protagonists of society. Even though practically any place could be used to teach and learn, the design and organization that acquires a space explicitly proposed for this purpose manages to favor the cultural exchange of norms and values, in addition to experiential and attitudinal learning. To this day, the classroom continues to be the physical setting that symbolizes school pedagogy par excellence. It is the traditional basic cell and the cornerstone in the construction of school buildings [2]
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