The Significance of Flexible Learning Spaces and Student-Centred Pedagogies in School Settings: A Comparative Case Study

This paper reports the findings of a case study that examined the importance of flexible learning spaces and student-centred pedagogies for facilitating effective teaching and learning in schools. By exploring the arrangement of learning spaces at the school level, the study compared a case school in Germany with the Future Classroom Lab Model. Data collection involved observations, photographs and video recordings, which were analysed through content analysis. The article demonstrates the alignment of pedagogies with seating arrangements and physical learning spaces by defining the pedagogy employed in a specific course and providing sample course activities. This paper offers suggestions for redesigning and implementing active learning classrooms, emphasising the need to increase flexible learning spaces in schools to enable student engagement with content through student-centred pedagogies. The case study findings underscore the significance of conducting assessments on classroom redesign initiatives.