This paper examines student perceptions of new individual study desks (ISDs) and how they improved the students' learning experience.,The study describes the process for developing new ISDs. When about half of the old ISDs were replaced with new ISDs, two parallel surveys were used to understand why students used the ISDs, what their experiences were and any suggested improvements.,Results indicate that the new ISDs were used by students for significantly longer periods of time. They enjoyed the ambiance and amenities of the new desks, including a whiteboard used by over 90% of students. Many students using new ISDs expressed a desire for more new ISDs, so it would not be as hard to find an available one; students using old ISDs called for improvements that would make the old ISDs more like the new ISDs.,This study has two practical implications. It emphasizes the importance of both engaging student patrons throughout the design process and conducting follow-up assessments to determine if changes make things better.,The value of this study is in understanding the optimal steps for developing new study spaces for students. These steps include integrating student input during development and design, prototyping a change and following up to determine the degree to which a change worked on the changes made.

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评估新旧个人学习桌

本文研究了学生对新的单独学习桌（ISD）的看法，以及它们如何改善学生的学习体验。该研究描述了开发新的ISD的过程。当将大约一半的旧ISD替换为新ISD时，通过两次平行调查来了解学生使用ISD的原因，经历和建议的改进之处。结果表明，新ISD被学生使用的时间明显更长时间。他们喜欢新课桌的氛围和便利设施，其中包括90％以上的学生使用的白板。许多使用新ISD的学生表示了对更多新ISD的渴望，因此，找到可用的ISD并不难。使用旧ISD的学生要求进行改进，使旧ISD更像新ISD。这项研究有两个实际意义。它强调了在设计过程中吸引学生主顾并进行后续评估以确定变化是否使事情变得更好的重要性。本研究的价值在于理解为学生开发新的学习空间的最佳步骤。这些步骤包括在开发和设计过程中整合学生的意见，对变更进行原型设计以及跟进以确定变更对变更所做的工作的程度。