Learning Environments Classroom or study space Taken in a variety of campus buildings:
IT BuildingSchool of ScienceEngineering and TechnologyUniversity LibraryKelley/SPEAEducation/Social WorkCavanaugh HallTaylor Hall
Survey Participants 138 Total Responses 98 Females, 40 Males Basis of Data Analysis
Masculine, Slightly Masculine, Neutral, Slightly Feminine, Feminine○ Masculine = 1○ Slightly Masculine = 2○ Neutral = 3○ Slightly Feminine = 4○ Feminine = 5
Results Analysis done with respect to the entire
138 participantsOf the entire 4140 responses collected
(138x30)…○ 1188 – Masculine (28.7%)○ 730 – Slightly Masculine (17.6%)○ 1845 – Neutral (44.6%)○ 795 – Slightly Feminine (19.2%)○ 1130 – Feminine (27.3%)
Nearly half of the responses were neutral
Results Analysis done with respect to the entire
138 participantsMost feminine space = 4.333Most masculine space = 1.906
Results Analysis done with respect to the entire
138 participantsDistribution of learning environments
Less than 2 1
Between 2 and 2.5 6
Between 2.5 and 3.5 16
Between 3.5 and 4 5
Greater than 4 1
Results Most neutral classrooms: 2.975 and 3.075
respectivelyWomen saw the orange space as slightly more
masculine, and men saw it as more neutral
Results
Analysis done with respect to genderSmall differences between male and female
respondentsSame room appeared most masculine and
most feminine to both gendersTop row = female; bottom row = male
Results
Analysis done with respect to school/buildingHonors College – more
feminine○ Runner Up: The Tower
Lecture Hall – more masculine○ Runner Up: IT
Connections to R325/Kimmel Interplanetary Theory of Gender
DifferenceSurvey results show we’re more alike than
different Hidden Curriculum
Informal interactions with professors and students
Based on my survey, this could extend to the way we perceive and interact with our learning environments
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