Physical Home-Learning Environments of Traditional and Non-Traditional Students during the COVID Pandemic: Exploring the Impact of Learning Space on Students' Motivation, Stress and Well-Being

Autor/inn/en	Brachtl, Sonja; Ipser, Christina; Keser Aschenberger, Filiz; Oppl, Sabrina; Oppl, Stefan; Pakoy, Emre Kevin; Radinger, Gregor
Titel	Physical Home-Learning Environments of Traditional and Non-Traditional Students during the COVID Pandemic: Exploring the Impact of Learning Space on Students' Motivation, Stress and Well-Being
Quelle	In: Smart Learning Environments, 10 (2023), Artikel 7 (22 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Brachtl, Sonja) ORCID (Ipser, Christina) ORCID (Keser Aschenberger, Filiz) ORCID (Oppl, Sabrina) ORCID (Oppl, Stefan) ORCID (Pakoy, Emre Kevin) ORCID (Radinger, Gregor)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
DOI	10.1186/s40561-023-00222-4
Schlagwörter	Well Being; Stress Variables; Learning Motivation; COVID-19; Pandemics; Higher Education; Distance Education; Family Environment; Learning Processes; Physical Environment; Educational Environment; Student Attitudes; Undergraduate Students; Comparative Analysis; Nontraditional Education; Continuing Education; Educational Experience; Adult Students + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Well-being; Wellness; Wohlbefinden; Motivation for studies; Lernmotivation; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht; Familienmilieu; Learning process; Lernprozess; Natürliche Umwelt; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Schülerverhalten; Non-traditional education; Alternative Erziehung; Weiterbildung; Bildungserfahrung; Adult; Adults; Student; Students; Erwachsenenalter; Studentin; Schüler; Schülerin
Abstract	When the COVID-19 pandemic forced higher education institutions to implement their programs in an online setting, different groups of students were influenced to different extents. In many cases, the main locus of learning moved to students' homes, and their learning experiences were suddenly contextualized in their residential situation and immediate physical learning environment. The present study consequently examines the role of physical learning environments on different factors influencing students' learning when pursuing their study from at home. It contrasts the situation of traditional students in a higher education institution and non-traditional students in an academic continuing education institution, which address target groups with different living conditions and needs in learning support. Data were collected via an online survey sent to students enrolled in these two institutions, with a total of 353 students participating during a timeframe impacted by COVID-related lockdowns. We found that stress and well-being is strongly linked to the quality of the surrounding environment of the learning place, whereas perceived motivation is more strongly related to the quality of the learning place itself. How strongly students are affected by these factors is moderated by their overall socio-spatial context. Academic continuing education students are more resilient to sub-optimal physical learning environment than traditional students. Altering the design of the immediate learning environment consequently can help to mitigate factors that negatively impact students' well-being and learning motivation, which is particularly important for traditional students, who primarily dedicate their time to pursuing their studies. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01