Informal Setting for Learning on Campus: Usage and Preference

Abstract

A good campus environment could promote positive learning attitude and enhance a student learning ability to prepare students for university challenges and beyond. This paper describes a research performed using a questionnaire that aimed at establishing students’ learning activities and space use on campus ground outside classroom hours. A total of 225 students from four groups of academic enrollment participated in the survey. The data was statistically analysed to reveal aspects of informal learning spaces usage and preferences according to space type and characteristics. The paper concludes with deliberation on key findings and their connection to existing theory, and recommendations.