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Konings, Karen D.; Brand-Gruwel, Saskia; Elen, Jan – British Journal of Educational Psychology, 2012
Background: Students' perspective on education is of crucial importance for its effectivity, but students' opinions are seldom acknowledged by teachers and designers. Student participation in the educational design process could be a suitable tool to better take students' preferences into account. However, for effective participatory design, it is…
Descriptors: School Restructuring, Student Attitudes, Student Participation, Educational Change
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Konings, Karen D.; Brand-Gruwel, Saskia; van Merrienboer, Jeroen J. G. – Educational Research, 2011
Background: The match between students' perceptions of a learning environment and their preferences about its design influences students' learning behaviour and by consequence the effectiveness of education. Therefore, the students' perspective deserves a more prominent place in the educational design process. Having an adequate picture of the…
Descriptors: Instructional Design, Student Attitudes, Motivation, Foreign Countries
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Konings, Karen D.; Brand-Gruwel, Saskia; van Merrienboer, Jeroen J. G. – Teaching and Teacher Education: An International Journal of Research and Studies, 2007
Educational designers often develop a "powerful learning environment" that is subsequently implemented by teachers. Due to a lack of cooperation with teachers they may receive limited feedback on the quality of their design and the way it is implemented. This study focuses on teachers' perceptions of a Dutch innovative learning…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Educational Environment, Cooperation, Feedback
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Konings, Karen D.; van Zundert, Marjo J.; Brand-Gruwel, Saskia; van Merrienboer, Jeroen J. G. – Educational Studies, 2007
Research has shown the importance of students' perceptions of a learning environment and the existence of discrepancies between students' and teachers' perceptions. Participatory design could be a helpful strategy to reduce such discrepancies and eventually improve the design of learning environments, as it has proven to be effective to optimize…
Descriptors: Instructional Design, Student Attitudes, Educational Environment, Teacher Attitudes